The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, said malaria costs Nigeria over $1.1 billion in annual losses to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Mr Pate, a professor disclosed this at the inaugural meeting of the Advisory on Malaria Elimination in Nigeria (AMEN).
According to a statement issued by the Deputy Director of Information & Public Relations of the ministry, Alaba Balogun, the minister noted that malaria is a pressing economic and developmental emergency that must be eliminated.
