…as distribution of 3.9m insecticide treated nets begins
The Government of the United States has committed $8 million to the malaria elimination programme with the funding of the campaign implementation for the distribution of over 3.9 million Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITN) to all households in Akwa Ibom State.
Nigeria is said to account for over 68 million malaria cases annually according to the World Malaria report of last year, while an estimated 30% of children and 11% of maternal deaths each year are due to malaria.
Malaria reportedly exerts a huge social and economic burden on our communities and country, billions of naira are lost to malaria annually in the form of treatment cost, prevention , loss of man hours.
Sleeping inside an insecticide-treated net is one of the most effective ways to prevent malaria asit is a physical and chemical barrier against mosquitoes, according to health officials.
