The House of Representatives has called for domestic financing and locally manufactured malaria vaccines in a bid to stop the menace of the disease.
Rep Benjamin Kalu, the Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, made the call in a statement issued in Abuja against the backdrop of the 2023 world malaria day celebration.
The theme of the 2023 world malaria day is, “Time to deliver zero malaria: invest, innovate, implement,” with a particular focus on the implementation of strategies to reach especially the vulnerable age group children under 5 years and Pregnant women.
He said the 9th National Assembly had identified lack of domestic financing and lack of use of local content in terms of production and patronage of local manufacturing of LLINs and antimalarial drugs as a key challenge.
According to him, to address this the sum of over $ 300 million has been approved under the World Bank and the Islamic Bank IMPACT projects to address and compliment donor support.
