By Jessica Dogo
Abuja – The Fountain of Saints Outreach (FSO), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) will commence a malaria preventive programme in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) beginning from Nov. 29 to Oct. 26, 2019.
The National Coordinator of FSO, Mr Duru Obinna, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja.
Obinna said that the year-long programme was aimed at eliminating malaria in Nigeria with focus on the North Central.
He said the programme was in collaboration with the FCT Primary Health Care and the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).
“It is in recognition of the menace of malaria on vulnerable groups that a five-Year programme on Roll Back Malaria Campaign across North-Central Nigeria was initiated.
“We will be attending to children and women, nursing mothers, as well as vulnerable men by raising medical awareness, blood tests and distributing free malaria drugs,” he said.
The coordinator noted that organisation established in 2015 had its focus on the Roll-Back Malaria Programme and to create awareness on non-communicable diseases.
“FSO has its focus on Roll-Back Malaria Programme and awareness creation for non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes.
“Our mission is to work for the improvement of the plight of the vulnerable, the aged, women and children through information sharing, training, research, education, free medical care and innovative early interventions,’’ Obinna said.
He disclosed that in the last three months, a total of 8, 650 people including children, had received free malaria drugs through the programme.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NGO is visiting 46 communities in AMAC. (NAN)
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