On Thursday, 18 October 2018, Niger launched the Zero Malaria Starts with Me campaign at the Palais des Congrès in Niamey in the presence of key players in the fight against malaria in Niger and worldwide.
Endorsed by 55 African Heads of State at the 31st Summit of the African Union in July 2018, the Zero Malaria Starts With Me campaign is an initiative of the AU Commission and the RBM Partnership to End Malaria to engage all members of society towards the elimination of the disease from the African continent.
“I declare launched the pan-African campaign Zero Malaria Starts with Me in Niger. Long live multilateral cooperation for a Niger without malaria!” said the Minister of Public Health, Dr Idi Illiassou Mainassara.
