Gusau, (Zamfara) -The Zamfara State Ministry of Health says it is working with Non-governmental Organisations to distribute 2.6 million Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs) across the 14 local government areas of the state.
The State’s Malaria Eradication Program Manager, Alhaji Hamisu Duran, said this during a one-day orientation workshop on “The role of the media towards ensuring a successful LLINs distribution Campaign,” held on Saturday in Gusau.
Duran explained that the state government was also collaborating with Malaria Action Programmes for States (MAPS) and the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative Programme (HC3), in the distribution exercise.
“This distribution was scheduled to take place between Aug. 9 and Sept. 14 while the orientation is to ensure the successful campaign and promotion of net culture where everyone will be aware of the need to have and use LLIN to prevent malaria,’’ he said.
Also speaking, the state MAPS’s Project Coordinator, Dr Kabiru Atta, commended the state government for creating an enabling environment for the MAPS to reduce malaria burden in the state.
Atta said that there had been a reduction in the number of people who died of malaria from 2013 to 2014.
“Malaria was responsible for 129 out of 256 reported causes of maternal death in 2013, but in 2014, malaria was responsible for only 52 out of 232 reported cases,” he said.
On his part, the Communication Consultant of HC3, Mr James Gala thanked the media organisations for assisting in the distribution of the nets in the state.
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He appealed for more support from them and other stakeholders, especially during the ongoing replacement campaign. (NAN)