Nigeria bears the highest global malaria burden, accounting for approximately 27% of global malaria cases and 31% of malaria deaths, with an estimated 68 million cases and 194,000 deaths in 2021.
Global response to the burden of malaria is to establish the commemoration of theWorld Malaria Day which is observed annually on 25th April, to bring global attention to the efforts being made to bring an end to malaria and to stimulate ACTION!
Organizations have been responding to the malaria burden through:
- Reinvestment
- Reimagination and
- Reignition
CHEF supported by a foremost malaria-chasing organization, Stanbic IBTC commemorated World Malaria Day by implementing Test & Treat outreaches in Enugu, Delta and Kano States.
The outreaches were held in
- Nchatancha, Enugu South LGA Enugu State
- Okpanam Oshimili North LGA Delta State
- Wudil communities Wudil LGA Kano State
The impactful malaria medical outreaches supported by Stanbic IBTC in three states yielded the following outcomes:
