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Malaria still remains one of the silent killers in Nigeria as about 627,000 deaths are recorded annually, especially among children under the age of five, the General Manager, Joint Ventures Operations, Mobil Producing Nigeria, Mr. John Arkley, said Tuesday in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.
Speaking at the launch of Nightwatch campaign by Malaria No More, Arkley regretted that despite its preventable and treatable nature, malaria had continued to wreak havoc on Nigerians.
"Today, malaria is still a major public health problem in Nigeria. It accounts for more cases of deaths than any other country in the world. It also contributes significantly to an estimated 11 per cent of maternal mortality in Nigeria and remains a risk for 97 per cent of Nigeria's population," he noted
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Source: ThisDay