{"id":2806,"date":"2013-04-29T07:24:53","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T07:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/nigeria-loses-n480-billion-to-malaria-annually\/"},"modified":"2013-04-29T07:24:53","modified_gmt":"2013-04-29T07:24:53","slug":"nigeria-loses-n480-billion-to-malaria-annually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-loses-n480-billion-to-malaria-annually\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria Loses N480 Billion To Malaria Annually"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fb-like-box\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DisNaija\" data-width=\"292\" data-show-faces=\"false\" data-stream=\"false\" data-header=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"http:\/\/disnaija.com\" data-send=\"true\" data-width=\"200\" data-show-faces=\"false\" data-action=\"recommend\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17526\" title=\"mosquito-malaria\" src=\"http:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/mosquito-malaria-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" \/>The Minister of Health, Prof.C.O.Onyebuchi Chukwu has said that Nigeria loses about N480billion yearly to malaria while reiterating the ministry\u2019s committment to fighting the deadly disease in order to achieve a &#8220;Malaria free Nigeria.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>  The minister who was represented by the deputy director, Steve Uzodinma said this during the official flag off\u00a0of the Long Lasting\u00a0Insecticide Net (LLIN) Universal Campaign in Asaba, Delta State, by the Federal Ministry of Health through the\u00a0National Malaria Control Programme.  Also speaking at the event, the National Coordinator, Dr Nnenna Ezeigwe\u00a0pointed out the Nigerian LLIN Universal which started in May 2009 is to protect all Nigerians\u00a0from the scourge of malaria and distribute about 64million LLINs on the basis of at least two nets to each household.  The First lady of the state, Mrs. Roli Nere Uduaghan was appointed the Net Ambassador by the Nation Malaria Control Program (NCMP), with the aim to creating a net culture amongst the citizens.  Mrs. Uduaghan who accepted the position stated that she will take the campaign around the state especially those riverine\u00a0areas and educate mothers.  The state governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan who was also present at the occasion emphasized the need for citizens to keep their environment tidy as it is the only way malaria can be eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/> Posted in <a href=\"http:\/\/nigerianews.disnaija.com\/\">Nigeria News. <\/a>A <a href=\"http:\/\/disnaija.com\">DisNaija.Com<\/a> network.<\/p>\n<p>Source:  Channels<\/p>\n<p><b>DisNaija.Com<\/b> publishes regular posts on <a href=\"http:\/\/nigeria-news.disnaija.com\/\">Nigeria News,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/nigerian-newspapers.disnaija.com\/\">Nigerian Newspapers,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/online-nigeria.disnaija.com\/\">Online Nigeria Gist.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dis_Naija\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DisNaija\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like-box\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DisNaija\" data-width=\"292\" data-show-faces=\"false\" data-stream=\"false\" data-header=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"http:\/\/disnaija.com\" data-send=\"true\" data-width=\"200\" data-show-faces=\"false\" data-action=\"recommend\"><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/nigerianews.disnaija.com\/channels\/nigeria-loses-n480-billion-to-malaria-annually\/\">Nigeria News<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dis_Naija\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"true\" data-size=\"large\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Follow @Dis_Naija<\/a><br \/>\n<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Your Opinion Counts. 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