Sokoto — Malaria kills more than HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, Head of Pediatrics, Usmanu Dan Fodiyo University Teaching Sokoto Dr. Muhammad Jiya has said.He spoke yesterday at an interactive forum for doctors and other health personnel in the North -West zone in Sokoto.
Dr. Jiya noted that malaria accounts for the death of two million children annually, stressing the need to prevent the disease.Sokoto State Programme Officer, Malaria control programme, Dr Aminu Shehu, said 30 percent of illnesses handled were malaria related.
He expressed concern that many drugs on malaria purchased from medicine vendors were sub-standard. State Coordinator, Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria, Malam Bello Junaidu, urged health personnel to sensitize people on the importance of keeping their environment clean to reduce spread of the disease. He urged people to visit hospitals to address the problem.
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Fight malaria by habitat destruction for mosquitoes. The best mosquito nurseries are Typha swamps. Harvest them, make them into fuel, and experience all of the benefits of a weed free inland waterway. Look at what Birdlife International and the Nigerian Conservation Foundation have done in Hadejia. You will be doing that forever - the weeds are maddeningly renewable - so you must make a profit from the fuel value of the weeds. In time, you can probably also get food value from them,but that requires inspection and caution as the weeds also absorb toxic chemicals.