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Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, has applauded the commencement of local production of next-generation insecticide-treated mosquito nets.
In a statement issued on Friday, the minister described the development as a significant step towards strengthening malaria control and domestic manufacturing of essential health products.
“The commencement of local production of next-generation insecticide-treated nets is an important milestone for Nigeria’s health system and our fight against malaria,” Pate said.
He said the development reflects the government’s commitment to strengthening health security by building domestic capacity to manufacture essential health products needed by Nigerians.
The new manufacturing facility, Health Textiles Nigeria FZE, is owned by Vestergaard Sàrl and is Nigeria’s first facility to manufacture dual-active-ingredient insecticide-treated mosquito nets.
Its establishment followed a 2024 Memorandum of Understanding between Vestergaard and the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC), aimed at strengthening local production capacity for essential health products.
PVAC National Coordinator Abdu Mukhtar said the start of production demonstrates the value of combining investment, technology transfer, and government policy to build sustainable local manufacturing capacity.
According to him, the partnership is designed not only to attract investment but also to translate collaboration into skills development and manufacturing capability in Nigeria.
The facility will produce PermaNet Dual, a mosquito net developed by Vestergaard to address the growing challenge of insecticide resistance and prequalified by the World Health Organisation in 2023.
At full capacity, the facility is expected to produce about 10 million mosquito nets annually and create more than 600 jobs in Nigeria.
The company has recruited about 80 employees so far, with ongoing training in manufacturing excellence, product quality, occupational health and safety, and regulatory compliance. The development comes as malaria continues to pose a major public health burden in Nigeria and across Africa.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that malaria caused 282 million cases and 610,000 deaths globally in 2024, with Africa carrying the greatest burden. Nigeria accounts for about a quarter of global malaria cases.
Vestergaard Chief Executive Officer, Amar Ali, said the facility would combine Nigerian talent with the company’s manufacturing expertise and malaria prevention technologies to produce nets that meet global standards.
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare said local manufacturing would remain an important part of efforts to build a more resilient health system, reduce vulnerabilities in the supply of essential health commodities and create economic opportunities in the health sector.
Health Textiles Nigeria is expected to fulfil its first commercial orders in the coming months.
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FG COMMENDS LOCAL PRODUCTION OF NEXT-GENERATION MOSQUITO NETS, STRENGTHENS MALARIA CONTROL
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