Today, to mark World Malaria Day 2025, the Ned Nwoko Foundation, in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other stakeholders, led a high-profile Malaria Awareness Walk in Abuja. Coordinated by the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), the event rallied government officials, civil-society groups, corporate partners and community volunteers under the global theme “Malaria Ends with Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite”  .
The walk underscored the critical need for cross-sector collaboration to finally eliminate malaria as a public-health threat in Nigeria.
“This walk is more than a symbol,” said Mr. Chukwuebuka Anyaduba, National Coordinator of the Ned Nwoko Malaria Project. “It demonstrates our collective resolve to harness every available resource; public, private and community, to drive down malaria cases to zero.”
Key Highlights:
• Policy Momentum: Senator Nwoko has sponsored the National Agency for Malaria Elimination (NAME) Bill, which successfully passed its First Reading in the Nigerian Senate. The legislation proposes a dedicated body to oversee nationwide eradication efforts through integrated strategies spanning health, environment, education and private-sector participation.
• Multi-Stakeholder Engagement: The event brought together senior officials from the Federal Ministry of Health, WHO Country Office, NMEP, private-sector champions and grassroots malaria-control advocates.
“Malaria remains one of our nation’s greatest public-health challenges,” remarked Chukwuebuka Anyaduba. “Through legislation, advocacy and on-the-ground action, we will ensure that no Nigerian family loses a loved one to a disease we know how to prevent.”
The march was concluded with a ministerial press briefing in Abuja.
As the global community commemorates World Malaria Day, the Ned Nwoko Foundation and its partners urge all Nigerians; government agencies, private sector organizations, faith-based groups and individual citizens to sustain momentum. Only through renewed funding, innovative partnerships and grassroots ownership can we make malaria history.
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