The World Health Organization (WHO) has added a new weapon to the fight against dengue, a mosquito-borne illness affecting millions globally.
Emphasis the urgent need to secure funding and resources to combat the growing threat effectively.
While acknowledging that the country still bears approximately 27 percent of the global malaria burden.
PECAN has stressed that there are new technologies, including genetically modified mosquitoes, precision-targeted insecticides, among others, that are effective in controlling mosquitoes.
PECAN has stated that instead of focusing on treating malaria cause by mosquitoes, it is better to prevent it by controlling the breeding of mosquitoes in the environment.
World mosquito day spurs call for swift government action against malaria