A university don, Monsuru Adeleke, has said the battle against the malaria scourge in Nigeria could only be won if the government and policymakers adopt integrated vector control strategies to combat vector-borne diseases.
Mr Adeleke, a professor who is an expert in public health entomology and parasitology, also contended that existing laws on environmental sanitation and pollution need to be strengthened and strictly enforced.
He noted, “Mosquitoes breed in our surroundings, and preventing their breeding grounds solves 80 per cent of the danger posed by malaria fever.”
