A survey by the Corporate Alliance on Malaria in Africa (CAMA) has revealed that 62 per cent of respondents across 10 West African countries receive no malaria prevention support from their employers.
The report, made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday to commemorate World Mosquito Day 2026, said only 38 per cent of the 300 respondents reported receiving some form of malaria prevention support at their workplaces.
The survey is titled, “From Awareness to Action: Assessing Malaria Prevention Practices Across Workplaces and Communities in Africa”.
It was conducted among stakeholders in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Cameroon, Benin and Togo.
According to the report, the findings highlight a significant gap between awareness of malaria as a serious public health threat and the actions employers are taking to protect workers.
It said 39.3 per cent of respondents rated their organisations’ commitment to employee malaria protection as “fair”, while 37 per cent rated it “poor”.
This means that 76.3 per cent of respondents considered their employers’ commitment to malaria prevention to be either fair or poor.
The report said the gap could have implications for absenteeism, productivity, healthcare costs and workforce continuity.
It urged employers to integrate malaria prevention into workplace health and enterprise risk-management strategies, rather than treating it solely as a corporate social responsibility initiative.
The report also identified an opportunity for greater private-sector involvement in malaria prevention.
“Although no respondent identified the private sector as the primary actor leading…
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