Malaria Prevention and Control in Nigeria: A Review of Policy and Practice
Nigeria's fight against malaria: a review of policy and practice. Discover the challenges and opportunities in prevention and control measures, including vaccines, nets, and indoor spraying. Effective strategies are crucial to reduce the disease burden and improve public health.
Background
Malaria is a significant public health concern in Nigeria, accounting for 25% of global cases, with climate, transmission potential, socioeconomic development, overstretched health care systems, and displaced populations being the main causes ¹.
Malaria is a significant public health concern in Nigeria, accounting for 25% of global cases, with climate, transmission potential, socioeconomic development, overstretched health care systems, and displaced populations being the main causes ¹.
Prevention and Control Measures
Prevention and control measures include insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), indoor residual spraying (IRS), and artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) ¹. The RTS,S malaria vaccine is recommended for children from 5 months of age to reduce malaria disease and burden ¹.
Prevention and control measures include insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), indoor residual spraying (IRS), and artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) ¹. The RTS,S malaria vaccine is recommended for children from 5 months of age to reduce malaria disease and burden ¹.
Policy and Practice
Nigeria's malaria vaccine policy was proposed in 2021 to address accessibility, independence, and vaccine security ¹. Policy actors' knowledge and perceptions of malaria vaccine policy implementation are crucial for success ¹.
Nigeria's malaria vaccine policy was proposed in 2021 to address accessibility, independence, and vaccine security ¹. Policy actors' knowledge and perceptions of malaria vaccine policy implementation are crucial for success ¹.
Challenges and Limitations
Awareness of the malaria vaccine among policy actors is low, and there are concerns about financing, implementation, and acceptance ¹. The COVID-19 pandemic has also impacted data collection and implementation efforts ¹.
Awareness of the malaria vaccine among policy actors is low, and there are concerns about financing, implementation, and acceptance ¹. The COVID-19 pandemic has also impacted data collection and implementation efforts ¹.
Eliminating malaria in Nigeria requires a sustained commitment from the government, policy-makers, and citizens ¹. Effective prevention and control measures, including malaria vaccines, are essential to reduce the disease burden and improve public health
