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Malaria: Prince Ned Nwoko Foundation Holds Workshop In Abuja
By Julius Oweh
Senator Ned Nwoko is scout ready to end the malaria scourge in Africa.
Towards this goal, the Prince Ned Nwoko Foundation within the week in Abuja hosted a high level malaria vaccine workshop with the theme ‘Building and Strengthening Sustainable Malaria
Manufacturing Ecosystem in Nigeria’.
These facts were disclosed through the verified X handle of the senator.
According him ,the workshop attracted key stakeholders, including researchers, policymakers and industry leaders with the noble aim of producing homegrown vaccine.
The senator also explained his passion towards the eradication of malaria in Africa.
His words:’ For years. I have invested heavily in this cause, personally donating over $20 million to various universities across Africa for malaria vaccine research and pharmaceutical manufacturing. But there’s only so much one individual can do. True and lasting change requires collective action – government support, private sector investment and international collaboration.’
The senator also disclosed that he has sponsored a bill in the Senate titled Malaria Eradication Agency Bill (SB.172).
Some of the provisions of the bill are establishing a dedicated agency to drive research, vaccine production, funding, and large scale eradication programs.
He also said that the public hearing of the bill is slated for June 2025.
He ended the tweet on his X handle with hope.
Tweeted Ned Nwoko :’ Malaria is a solvable problem. If malaria were a western disease, we all know the global response would have been swifter, just as we saw with COVID-19 – where vaccines were developed, mass produced, and distributed within months. But malaria is our problem, and it is up to us to find a sustainable solution.’