The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Monday asked the United States to bolster the Federal Government's endeavors to take eliminate malaria in Nigeria by 2020.
Adewole, who decided in Abuja at the 2017 World Malaria Day celebration composed by the U.S Embassy, said the Federal Government was focused on ending malaria by 2020.
The minister said that with the files accessible, the nation was still a long way from its fantasy of 'malaria fever free Nigeria.'
"Our objective is to accomplish zero death rate from malaria sickness by 2020;
extremely aggressive target yet possible. We can accomplish it. That no Nigerian die of malaria sickness by 2020.
"We are cooperating with the Governors' Forum to assemble a solid organization together on health system, to treat malaria fever, proceed with the counteractive action of malaria sickness and ensure we take it off the road.
"I use this medium to request for more support to empower us accomplish a pre-elimination stage in 2020," he said.
The Deputy Head of Mission, U.S Embassy, David Young, in his comment approached Nigerians to be focused on dozing in bug spray treated bed nets each night to end malaria for good.
"Ending malaria fever for good is achievable in the event that we play our individual and aggregate parts. Keep in mind that malaria fever is preventable; guarantee that you and all individuals from your family rest under a treated bed net each night.
" Malaria fever is diagnosable; dependably request a malaria analytic test before accepting treatment. Malaria fever is treatable.
"Once a fever is affirmed to be malaria sickness, Artemisinin Based Combination Therapy (ACTs) are the main powerful treatment.
"Try not to utilize fake or substandard medications like chloroquine; they don't cure malaria fever," Young cautioned.
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