Malaria fight requires sustained interventions - Experts
Health experts in Nigeria are calling for sustained malaria intervention efforts following a reported decline in national prevalence from 22% to 15% between 2021 and 2025. Researchers emphasize that consistent control measures are essential to prevent a resurgence of the disease.
Why it matters
Maintaining progress in malaria reduction is vital for public health stability and economic productivity in endemic regions like Nigeria.
Citing a reduction in malaria prevalence, senior researchers have urged the Federal and State Governments, as well as development partners, to ensure sustained interventions to curb Nigeria’s malaria burden to a bare minimum.
They explained that inconsistent interventions and the implementation of control measures could undermine the progress made in the fight against malaria.
The experts made the recommendation at the 2026 Online Research Seminar Series of the Centre for Transdisciplinary Research in Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, University of Lagos, Akoka, on Tuesday.
Presenters at the research seminar, which contributes to the description of the epidemiology of malaria in Nigeria, include Prof. David Conway and Alexandra Blair.
Conway is a Professor of Molecular Parasitology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK, while Blair recently completed her M.Sc. at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London.
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