The World Health Organisation has said six countries, including Nigeria, accounted for around 50 percent of malaria deaths worldwide in 2020.
According to WHO’s latest report, there was an estimate of 241 million malaria cases and 627,000 malaria deaths — mostly of children under five — worldwide in 2020.
The 2020 figure represents about 14 million more cases in 2020, compared to 2019, and 69,000 more deaths.
In the report, Nigeria was also among six countries that accounted for 55 percent of all cases worldwide.
WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this year’s world malaria report surveys the extent of damage wrought by the COVID pandemic on the global malaria response.
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