Abstract
Nigeria remains the most malaria burdened country globally, accounting for 31% of global malaria deaths that occurred in 2021 (WHO, 2022). The high endemicity of malaria in Nigeria is attributed to the characteristic climatic and environmental conditions that is highly favourable for the breeding of the Anopheles mosquito vectors. The analysis of the spatial distribution patterns of malaria based on climatic, ecological and existing malaria survey data showed that 97% of the Nigerian population lives in medium, intense to high intense intense transmission areas (NMCP, 2013). This implies that almost all the entire Nigeria populace are threatened by Plasmodium falciparum malaria. The Global Technical Strategy Goal was introduced with the sole aim of reducing malaria burden by 99% and eliminating the disease in 35 countries by the year 2030. Consequently, the “high burden to high impact” was launched in 2018 to prevent malaria and save lives in malaria endemic countries, including Nigeria (WHO, 2020).
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