Senate passes bill to create agency for malaria elimination
The Senate of Nigeria has passed a bill to create the National Agency for Malaria Elimination. This agency will coordinate national efforts to prevent, control, and eliminate malaria across the country. The bill now awaits concurrence from the House of Representatives before being sent to President Bola Tinubu for assent.
- ▪The bill was sponsored by Senator Ned Nwoko from Delta North Senatorial District.
- ▪It mandates the agency to formulate and review a national malaria elimination strategic plan.
- ▪The agency will establish zonal and state offices to drive malaria elimination efforts nationwide.
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Add us on Google The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to establish the National Agency for Malaria Elimination in Nigeria. The upper chamber passed the bill after considering the report of its Committee on Health, presented by Banigo Ipalibo, its chairman. The clauses of the bill were considered at the Committee of the Whole. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the passage of the bill after a majority of the senators supported it through a voice vote. Stay Ahead with Premium Times Follow us on Google News and never miss breaking stories, investigations, and in-depth reporting. Add as a preferred source on Google /* 1.
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