Rotary launches $9m programme to improve childhood health in Nigeria

Rotary International, in partnership with the Gates Foundation, has launched a US$9 million initiative to improve healthcare services, in Nigeria, starting in Kebbi State.

The initiative, according to a statement by RI, in Abuja, is in response to the continued threat of malaria, pneumonia, and diarrheal diseases to children under five in the country.

The international humanitarian organisation said the Rotary Healthy Communities Challenge is aimed to reduce malaria, pneumonia, and diarrheal diseases by strengthening community health systems.