Nigeria: The massive cost of Malaria

Malaria was responsible for one out of three deaths in children and one out of 10 deaths in pregnant women and cost Nigeria 132 billion Naira per year to treat, minister of health Prof Eyitayo Lambo said at the commemoration of the fourth Africa Malaria day. Prof Lambo said government had adjusted its fiscal policies to include zero concessional duties for insecticides for public health use, a reduction of taxes and tariffs on yarns and the maintenance of a 40% import duty on imported nets to protect local industries.