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If Nigeria is to eradicate malaria and save millions of people from dying from the disease, there is an urgent need to invest in quality Long Lasting Insecticides Nets (LLIN).
This was the consensus on Wednesday during a virtual panel discussion involving experts, partners and stakeholders to address existing gaps in eliminating malaria, a life-threatening disease.
Tagged “optimising vector control interventions towards malaria elimination in Nigeria,” the programme was organised by the Corporate Alliance on Malaria in Africa (CAMA) in collaboration with the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) and global health company, Vestergaard.
One of the panellist and head of global growth at Vestergaard, Patrick Sieyes, said the cornerstone of malaria prevention is essentially vector control in the form of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS).