{"id":23641,"date":"2025-04-26T15:25:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T15:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=23641"},"modified":"2025-04-26T15:25:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T15:25:44","slug":"world-malaria-day-2025-nigerians-urged-to-take-action-against-malaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=23641","title":{"rendered":"World Malaria Day 2025: Nigerians Urged to Take Action Against Malaria"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the occasion of World Malaria Day 2025, the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Her Excellency Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, has described malaria as not just a public health challenge, but a national emergency.<\/p>\n

She emphasized that Nigeria continues to bear the heaviest global burden of the disease and stressed the urgent need for collective action to reverse this trend.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In her message, Senator Tinubu highlighted the theme for this year\u2019s commemoration, <\/span>\u201cMalaria Ends With Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite,\u201d<\/span> calling it both a message of hope and a rallying cry. <\/span><\/p>\n

She urged Nigerians to renew their investment in life-saving interventions, increase awareness, and revive the collective commitment necessary to eliminate malaria once and for all.<\/span><\/p>\n

The First Lady also reminded citizens of the importance of maintaining clean environments, stressing that stagnant water serves as a breeding ground for mosquitoes. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe should ensure that our environment and surroundings are clean and free of stagnant water,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Senator Tinubu called on government agencies, private sector partners, NGOs, health workers, and community leaders to recommit to the fight against malaria with a sense of urgency and resolve.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMalaria ends with us \u2014 with our voices, our choices, and our actions,\u201d she concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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