Nigeria loses $1.1 billion annually to malaria, Health Minister warns Nigeria loses over $1.1 billion annually due to malaria, which continues to devastate the nation's health and economy, according to Professor Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Advisory on Malaria Elimination in Abuja, Pate highlighted that Nigeria bears the highest global burden of the disease, accounting for 27% of malaria cases and 31% of malaria-related deaths. In 2022 alone, over 180,000 children under five died from malaria. Pate stressed the severe...