AHAPN alerts to rising resistance of malaria parasite to ACTs, mosquitoes to insecticides Urges institutes to intensify research into discovery, production of new medicines
Pharmacists under the aegis of the National Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria (AHAPN) have warned that rising resistance of mosquitoes to available insecticides and the malaria parasite to the drug of choice, Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy (ACT), are threatening efforts to ensure that the country eliminates malaria by 2025.
They said malaria-related absenteeism and production losses cost Nigeria close to an estimated $1 billion (N482 billion) loss yearly.
Chairman, AHPN, Dr. Kingsley Chiedu Amibor, in his welcome remarks during an online meeting organised by the association to mark the 2021 World Malaria Day: Zero Malaria – Draw The Line Against Malaria, said: “There are an estimated 100 million malaria cases with over 300,000 deaths per year in Nigeria. This compa