The Federal Government and the Katsina State Government have agreed to join forces against malaria upsurge as well as the elimination of other health care challenges in the state.
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, who said this during the launch of the Insecticide -treated Nets Mass Campaign in Katsina State, said the use of insecticide-treated nets has remained one of the crucial strategies adopted by the federal and Katsina state governments for the prevention and elimination of malaria.
He further said Katsina is one of the 14 states to benefit from the intervention in 2022 and that 5.2 million insecticide-treated nets will be distributed with the active support of the Global Fund through the Society for Family Health.
He said: “I am pleased that my ministry, in collaboration with the Katsina State Government and the RBM partnership in the state, has ensured that proper and adequate planning has been done to achieve a successful ITN mass campaign in the state.”
The minister further called on the people of the state, traditional and religious leaders, to take leadership and ownership of the process to ensure sustainability that will lead to the elimination of malaria and encourage people in the communities to sleep inside the net every night.
The National Coordinator, National Malaria Elimination Campaign Programme, Dr Perpetua Uhomoibi described the flag-off campaign as well-timed and an important milestone in the effort of the Federal Government and its partners to ensure that every citizen is protected against malaria attack.
He said: “Over the years, efforts by the governments and partners have enabled some successes in malaria response.”