The Kano State Government in partnership with Global Fund Malaria Consortium has flagged off the distribution of over eight million Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN) to vulnerable households in the State.
The State Governor Dr.Abdullahi Umar Ganduje said the door-to-door campaign intends to bring Insecticide-treated nets to all households free of charge across the 44 local government areas from 10th to 22nd November 2022.
The Governor who was represented by his deputy and APC Gubernatorial Candidate Dr.Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna stated this at Gaya town while flagging off the Insecticide Treated Nets distribution and Integrated Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign in Kano State.
According to him, the campaign will utilise over twenty thousand Adhoc personnel and the nets were delivered to over three thousand six hundred designated distribution hubs across the four hundred and eighty-four wards in the State.
“The net distribution is a compliment to the ongoing effort by the Kano State Government to improve the health and well-being of the people of the State
“The State Government has also approved the monthly procurement and distribution of free malaria commodities for diagnosis and prevention of malaria amongst pregnant women and children,” he explained.
On the Integrated Yellow Fever Campaign, the Governor noted that it is targeting more than fourteen million people between nine to forty-four years of age.
He said the campaign is aimed at achieving significant coverage to develop herd immunity against the disease with the enhancement of routine immunisation services including Covid-19 vaccination and Birth registration.
“I, therefore, call on the people within this age bracket to utilise this golden opportunity by availing themselves to the immunisation posts to get vaccinated as this will contribute to building the needed herd immunity against yellow fever,” said Gawuna.
While appreciating the continued support of development partners and the traditional institutions towards the eradication of malaria and yellow fever, the Governor also urges the households to cooperate with the personnel deployed for the exercise to ensure its success.
The Minister of Health Dr.Osagie Ehanire represented by a Director in the ministry Mr.Festus Okoh said that Kano is one of the seven states benefitting from the Insecticide Treated Nets mass campaign this
He further mentioned that over the years the efforts by the government and partners have enabled some successes in malaria response in the country through the utilisation of Insecticide-treated nets.
“Figures amongst children under five years increased from 43.4% in 2015 to 52% in 2018, while that amongst pregnant women increased from 49.0% in 2015 to 58.0 in 2018, these and others have aided the reduction in malaria prevalence from 42.0% in 2010 through 27.0% in 2015 to 23.0% in 2018,” he explained.
The dignitaries in attendance during the event were the Emir of Gaya Alh. Aliyu Ibrahim, the Kano State Head of Service Alh.Usman Bala Muhammad, others were the Commissioner of Health Dr.Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa, representatives of Development Partners, and other Stakeholders.
Dominica Nwabufo
