Reports from the North Western states of Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi and Sokoto as well as the Federal Capital, Abuja indicated a resurgence of malaria in these areas.
Our correspondents in these states and Abuja report that hospitals and other medical centres are being inundated with complaints about malaria fever.
However, the Federal Ministry of Health disputes it is anywhere near an epidemic.
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In Kaduna state, many residents, including children and adults who are currently down with malaria attack have resorted to complimenting orthodox anti-malaria drugs with herbs, which they adjudge more effective.
Daily Trust observed that because of the long time spent in hospitals and expenses in the case of private hospital, many sick residents visit the chemist as their first point of call.
A resident, Malam Gbadamasi said for over two weeks, he had been treating malaria yet he was not getting any better.
“I have made up my mind to go for herbs since the orthodox drugs are no longer working for me,” he said.
Another resident, Umar Faruk, told Daily Trust that his six children aged between four and one year respectively, were all diagnosed with malaria and typhoid.
“I cannot count the number of times I have treated my children for malaria this year, yet it keeps coming back, even though they always sleep under mosquito net.
Our reporter who visited a private hospital in Kakuri, an area in Kaduna south Local Government Area observed that out of over 50 people waiting to see the doctor, over 40 of them had complaints of malaria.
The Director of public health in the state ministry of health, Dr. Ado Zakari, said Kaduna has a prevalence of 27percent based on the 2015 survey on malaria indices.
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Daily Trust
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