President Uhuru Kenyatta who is the chairman of the Africa leaders malaria alliance had called for establishment of the council to champion malaria control and elimination. The council was appointed on January 15 by the Health CS. "I will do all within my powers to raise resources towards the control efforts in Kenya from all sectors of the economy," Council Chairperson Christopher Getonga said in his acceptance speech. "I will also provide the necessary leadership towards ensuring the local manufacturing of malaria control commodities like bed nets and medicines to ensure we sustain our economy." According to Kagwe, the council is the Fifth to be launched in Africa after Eswatini, Uganda, Zambia and Mozambique.

Source: The Star February 17, 2021 09:22 UTC