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Ravaging Floods Will Increase Mosquito Breeding Spaces as the Affected States Risks Malaria Epidemic

Unenge Nyifan by Unenge Nyifan
October 21, 2022
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Ravaging Floods Will Increase Mosquito Breeding Spaces as the Affected States Risks Malaria Epidemic
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#EndMalariaInNigeria has called on Nigeria Government to step in to mitigate possible surge of malaria epidemic in areas affected by floods.

The recent flood across the country has provided ample breeding spaces for Mosquito in Millions within communities and it’s end effect is Malaria which averagely kills over 200, 000 people in Nigeria, mostly children below 5 years and pregnant women.

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The increase in malaria epidemic occasioned by flooding caused by the release of excess water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon annually is avoidable. For example, the construction of the Lagdo Dam in Northern Cameroon commenced in 1977 and completed in 1982, with the agreement that Nigeria Government will construct the Dasin Hausa Dam in Adamawa State which was meant to be two and half the size of Lagdo Dam, to generate 300 megawatt electricity and also aid irrigation.

: #EndMalariaInNigeria noted that unfortunately, 40 years after the completion of the Lagdo Dam, Nigeria Government is yet to complete the Dasin Hausa Dam, thereby causing annual devastation and malaria epidemic caused by flood. The water from the Lagdo Dam when released, cascade into River Benue, Niger and into coastline states, causing heavy flooding of communities and this in turn increase breeding spaces for Mosquito.

We call on the Government to match words with action and complete the Dasin Hausa Dam to forestall future occurrence of such flooding, this are some of the areas we feel the Aliko Dangote led board on National Malaria Elimination Council should advise government on.

#EndMalariaInNigeria advised the Federal and State Governments not to deploy just NEMA in situations like this but also Environmental Health experts in finding how to control outbreak of epidemic in affected communities and ensure Malaria mortality in 2022 is reduced.

 

 

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