Andrew Okwulu, state programme manager of Malaria Consortium, has disclosed that 40,678 confirmed malaria cases in children under five years were recorded in Kogi State in 2024.
Okwulu disclosed this recently during the 2025 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) media parley in Lokoja, and noted that of the figure, 683 were severe cases leading to hospitalisation, with 12 deaths recorded.
“The main objective of the media parley is to sensitise media practitioners on the need to carry out aggressive media campaigns on the activities of Malaria Consortium, which deals with children under 03- 59 months,” he said.