The Kwara State Government says it has reduced malaria prevalence in the state by half, from 26 per cent to 13 per cent, but warned that poor environmental sanitation still accounts for about 60 per cent of malaria transmission.
The disclosure was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Press Secretary of the Kwara State Ministry of Health, Saad Hamdalat.
According to the statement, the Director of Public Health, Dr Oluwatosin Fakayode, made the disclosure during the Kwara State Malaria Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilisation Quarterly Meeting and the inauguration of the State Malaria ACSM Working Group in Ilorin.
Represented by the State Malaria Control Coordinator, Dr Kazeem Oladapo, Fakayode said environmental conditions remained a major driver of malaria transmission despite the progress recorded in reducing the disease burden.
“Environmental conditions account for nearly 60 per cent of malaria transmission,” he said.
