Dangote Advocates Stakeholders' Collaboration To End Malaria

The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, says there is need for joint actions by global stakeholders to eliminate malaria disease by 2030.

The business mogul, who is also United Nations’ Malaria Ambassador for Nigeria, said this in his World Malaria Day statement titled; “With Urgent Investment, Innovation and Implementation, Zero Malaria Spread is Possible” on Tuesday.

He noted that all stakeholders must work together to tackle malaria.

He stressed that urgent investment, innovation and implementation by global players would help curtail its spread.

Dangote revealed that since 2000, global partnerships and investments in the fight against malaria had yielded positive results by preventing some two billion malaria cases, saving 11.7 million lives and putting eradication within reach.

He, however, lamented that 96 per cent of malaria deaths, globally, were found in 29 countries, with Nigeria sadly among the four countries which accounted for over half of all malaria deaths globally in 2021.

On his part, Dangote said he is ready to lead the way, pledged that Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) would further strengthen its engagements with the various key stakeholders to attain the collective goal of malaria elimination by 2030.

 
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