Nigeria: Malaria Prevention Initiative Delivers Positive Results for Infants and Children in Katsina

Zulaihatu Musa, a 28-year-old mother of two, noticed that prior to 2021, she had witnessed fewer cases of malaria among her children and other babies in the compound where she lives with her family in the Rafindadi community of Katsina State, northwest Nigeria.

Hafsatu Ibrahim, another resident of the community, corroborates Zulaihat’s account, stating that contrary to previous rainy seasons, there has been a decline in the number of reported malaria cases in the community.

Malaria is a…