Manaouda says malaria treatment still inadequate due to insufficient funding

By Noela EBOB BISONG Cameroon’s Minister of Public Health, Manaouda Malachie has said malaria treatment in the country remains inadequate due to insufficient funding. He was speaking last June 12 in Yaounde, during a special parliamentary session on malaria. The Health boss reiterated that despite progress in the fight, population coverage for prevention and treatment remains inadequate due to insufficient funding. The Ministry’s budget witnessed an increase by 11.88% in 2024, from FCFA 228.168 billion in 2023 to FCFA 255.281 billion in 2024. Nonetheless, the health budget has never exceeded 7% of the state budget, far from the 15% target…