Malaria: Kwara Govt Counsels Beneficiaries On Use Of Treated Nets
In its efforts to eliminate malaria, the Kwara State Government has advised residents, most especially, women, to use the Integrated Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) judiciously, describing malaria as a killer disease, thus, the need for preventive measures, which is more cost effective than curative measures.
The Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hon. Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh, gave this advice when the Society for Family Health paid a familiarization visit to her office.
Buraimoh, who disclosed that over two millions Integrated Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) will be distributed to the people through a door-to-door approach across the 16 Local Government Areas of the State, remarked that malaria has significant consequences, particularly, for vulnerable populations like children and women.
The Commissioner commended the State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, for placing high priority on the health sector in Kwara State.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Alhaji Musa Olanrewaju Okanlawon, promised to collaborate with the Agency in sensitising people at the grassroots about the importance of using Integrated Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) to curb the menace of malaria fever in the State.
Earlier, the Team Leader & Technical Director, Society for Family Health, Mr John Ocholi, commended the State government for collaborating with the National Malaria Elimination Programme in order to eliminate malaria in the State.
He pointed out that the distribution of the Integrated Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) will be carried out on a door-to-door basis across all the 16 Local Government Areas of the State.
“Malaria is a leading cause of illness and death in Nigeria, contributing to high child mortality rates and reduced productivity. Untreated malaria can result in complications such as anaemia, organ failure, and even death”, he stated.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Lasiele Alabi Yahaya Garba Ayodele Wahab Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency Mohammed Ghali Alaaya Salami Adekunle KWASIEC Yusuf Amuda Abubakar Kwara State Geographic Information Service Ayodele Olaosebikan Igbomina Aisha Buhari Femtech Taofik Abdulkareem Abdullah Janet Amudat Kannike Afonja BIR Ademola Kiyesola Temitope Ogunbanke Isaac Gbenle Kwara Liberation Group Salihu Yahaya Oloje Tunji Folami Yinka Aluko General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin Oloyede Saudat Abdulbaqi Ishaq Abdulkarim Logun Damilola Yusuf Adelodun Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan Obayomi Azeez Kwara Hussein Oloyede Lucky Omoluwa Pakata Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory Azeez Salawu Aliyu Alhassan Mustapha AbdulGaniyu Segun Adeniyi Modibo Kawu Ilorin Muslim Community EFCC Yahaya A Paniyaro Lawal Arinola Kudirat Asa AbdulRahman Saad Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed Omu-aran Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory Quran Oko Kayode Oyin Zubair TESCOM 2025 Kwara Pdp Olabimpe Olani Oke-Oyi Olota Of Odo-Owa Ishola Moses Abiodun Leke Ogungbe Muhammad Yahya Alanamu Lanwa Sulyman Age AbdulKareem Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency Tunde Saad Dorcas Afeniforo Bahago Mahee Abdulkadir Sobi Specialist Hospital Binta Abubakar Mora Bankole Omisore CACOVID NULGE Onikijipa