Mr Dominic Usman, the organisation's Behavioural Change Communication Officer in Benue, provided this information at the ongoing 5th Benue State Council on Health meeting in Makurdi.
He added that the country recorded over 100 million clinical cases of the disease annually.
"Malaria is the major cause of morbidity and mortality which has direct effect on the growing cases of poverty, low productivity and low school attendance in the country."
According to his words, the efforts by the Federal Government to eradicate the disease has not yielded much results due to structural and behavioural barriers by the citizens.
Usman, however, commended the private sector for its contribution to the health service delivery in the country.
"It is reported that the private sector contributes over 38 per cent of health care facilities in the country and also provides health care services for over 60 per cent of the health seekers in Nigeria."
Earlier, in his welcome address, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry for health, Dr Jonathan Kwaghtsule, called for public and private sector synergy in the health and non-health sectors for the well being of the society.
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