The federal authorities stated malaria parasite prevalence amongst youngsters aged six to 59 months had declined from 22 per cent in 2021 to 15.2 per cent in 2025, whereas setting a goal to cut back malaria prevalence and malaria-attributable deaths by 50 per cent by 2030.
The coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, disclosed this on the launch of the 2025 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey Report and the National Malaria Strategic Plan 2026–2030 in Abuja on Thursday.
Pate, represented by the ministry’s everlasting secretary, Daju Kachollom, stated the decline marked progress in Nigeria’s malaria response, however cautioned that it shouldn’t be mistaken for elimination.
He stated the 6.8 percentage-point decline mirrored the federal government’s dedication to bettering well being outcomes underneath President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
The minister cited Kebbi State as an instance of progress, noting that malaria prevalence there fell from 49 per cent in 2021 to 18 per cent in 2025.
“The 6.8 percentage-point decline reflects meaningful progress in Nigeria’s malaria response, in line with the federal government’s commitment to improving health outcomes under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda,” he stated.
The minister additionally highlighted using insecticide-treated nets, saying 72.3 per cent of youngsters and 80.6 per cent of pregnant ladies in households that owned the nets slept underneath one.
He pressured the necessity to strengthen constant use of the preventive intervention as a part of efforts to cut back malaria infections and deaths.
Also talking, the nationwide coordinator of the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), Dr Nnenna Ogbulafor, stated the 2025 survey and the brand new strategic plan had been meant to present a typical evidence-based framework for the federal government, growth companions, civil society organisations and different stakeholders.
Ogbulafor stated the survey adopted the expiration of the earlier malaria strategic plan in 2025 and would assist the nation assess progress, establish gaps and set priorities for the subsequent 5 years.
She outlined six goals for the launch, together with presenting the survey findings, launching the brand new strategic plan, selling shared understanding and possession, strengthening state-level motion, mobilising home financing and bettering partnerships and accountability.
She stated malaria prevalence various throughout states, making it vital to tailor interventions to native circumstances. State-level information, she added, would assist governments develop value plans primarily based on their particular illness burden and priorities.
“The strategic plan is hinged on sub-national tailoring. We know that malaria burden is very heterogeneous as we go across states,” she stated.
Ogbulafor additionally referred to as for stronger home financing, saying federal and state governments should commit assets to malaria elimination whereas working with growth companions to shut funding gaps.
She stated the NMEP would interact current coordination buildings, together with the National Malaria Working Group and technical working teams, to set up clear duties, indicators and periodic critiques for monitoring progress in direction of 2030 targets.
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