About Us
#EndMalariaInNigeria is established as an advocacy unit under Hatch Pest Control and Environmental Service Limited to prioritize the urgent need to End Malaria in Nigeria. To change the narrative of the fight against “Malaria” to Fight against Mosquito. To redirect from curative to preventive interventions. join usNigeria Malaria Challenges
Malaria is a tropical acute and chronic life-threatening parasitic protozoan disease characterized by fever. It is transmitted from one person to another through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitos which is its known vector; and it transmits a protozoon of the Plasmodium genus. The most common specie in Sub-Sharan Africa is P. falciparum, causing over 300, 000 deaths per annum in Nigeria alone.
Troubling Facts
Four African countries account for half of all malaria deaths worldwide:
-Nigeria 31.3%
-Democratic Republic of Congo 12.6%
-United Republic of Tanzania 4.1%
-Niger Republic 3.9%
Nigeria records over 100 Million cases, 30% of Childhood death, 25% of under One-year death, and 11% of Maternal death rates annually.
Mosquitoes thrive in a dirty environment; stagnant water, improperly disposed waste, improper drainage systems, leaving overgrown grasses in our surroundings, citrus plants or banana plants, etc.
Nigeria Environmental Challenges
POOR DRAINAGE AND SEWER SYSTEM
Nigeria’s gutters and Sewer System have been constructed in such a way that liquid waste has no central collection point it drains into, rather the liquid has become a consistent breeding source for mosquitoes.
As been established, the mosquito developmental process is on water, this means that if Government can mobilize Environmental Health Professionals with the task of genuinely coming up with a blueprint to alter certain environmental factors to manage water and truncate the metamorphosis of mosquitoes, Nigeria would be able to have an official document that guides malaria elimination interventions and a possible projected date to eliminate Malaria in Nigeria.
OPEN DUMPING
Poor solid waste management, where in the 21st century Nigeria still practice open dumping has to be discouraged. Most of the waste articles serve as receptor of water where mosquito can lay eggs and develop into adult. Government need to consider building Sanitary landfill in every State of Nigeria for proper management of solid waste and jettison open dumping practice.
Government should also begin implementation of a Pay- to -Dispose Rubbish Policy.
Authorities should ensure to design a National Modern Drainage and Sewer Construction Plan and commence its immediate implementation to outface the current mosquito breeding system.
COMMUNITY MALARIA CONTROL INTERVENTIONS
As a compliment to our campaign to galvanize policy makers in Nigeria towards promulgating environmental enabling policies that will aid water management, waste management, drainage and dam construction etc, our team consistently carry out Indoor residual spraying (IRS) in homes, with a keen interest in homes of pregnant and nursing women who suffer the highest malaria mortality rate in Nigeria. The indoor residual spraying of the internal walls of homes protect residents living in the house from mosquito bite between 3 – 6 months.
COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION
Our team also do community education and sensitization on sanitation to discouraging harbourage, water and food for pest to thrive.
COMMUNITY INTERACTION AND INVOLVEMENT
We engage the local government, traditional and religious leadership of every community prior and during our community intervention.
During every community intervention, we recruit our workforce among community youths and engage them in indept training on indoor residual spraying and drainage larvisiding. This also provide seasonal employment for those engaged.
Malaria is majorly a poor Environmental thriving problem. When you ask a man from a Curative background to solve a problem that should have been resolved through Prevention, he will simply make PREVENTION appear difficult.
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– Francis Nwapa
The Convener: PCO Francis Nwapa
Managing Director
PCO Francis Nwapa is the Managing Director of Hatch Pest Control and Environmental Service Ltd., One of the leading Pest Control Companies situated in Lagos, Nigeria.
In January 2019, After several years of experience, he established Hatch Pest Control and Environmental Service Ltd, with the aim of adopting the latest trend in resolving various Pest challenges of every client through integrated pest Management.
In January 2022, he launched the #EndMalariaInNigeria Campaign with the passion of redirecting malaria elimination interventions from curative to preventive.
Within one year of launching this campaign, he carried out several media sensitization and community base mosquito control intervention, especially among pregnant and nursing women.
Within this period, through the #EndMalariaInNigeria, he partnered with Malaria Partners International (MPI), and Rotary Club of Kwale (New Dawn) to carry out Mosquito Control intervention among 300 pregnant and nursing women in Ndokwa West LGA, Kwale, Delta State.
He has several years of experience in Regional “guerrilla” Marketing and Sales with exceptional customer service skills. A role that involved overseeing the overall management functions of the Region, growing the balance sheet and other KPIs, like growing profit margin and Customer Base, and providing leadership in managing subordinates.
PCO Francis is a serial entrepreneur, social entrepreneur, and passionate about the Environment, safety, Human Capacity Development, and advocacy.
He holds a B.Ed in Health Education from the University of Ibadan and has attended several training in Pest Management and also a member of the Pest Control Association of Nigeria (PECAN).
Meet our team
Francis Nwapa
Founder/Convener
Fidelis Daniel
Administrative Officer