Forty percent of the world’s population lives in malaria endemic countries, and its treatment consumes nearly 40 percent of these countries’ public health resources. In addition to the burden on local healthcare systems, malaria illness and death costs Africa approximately $12 billion per year in lost productivity. The effects permeate almost every sector.
Malaria:
•Increases school absenteeism
•Decreases tourism
•Inhibits foreign investment
•Affects crop production
Malaria is highly endemic in Lagos State posing a major challenge to the State as it impedes human development. It is both a cause and consequence of underdevelopment and remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality especially among children and pregnant women.
