The Kogi Government said it had taken delivery of medical consignment worth N1 billion for malaria prevention in the state.
The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Zakari Usman, disclosed this at a news conference on Wednesday in Lokoja, as part of activities to mark the 2023 World Malaria Day celebration.
According to Usman, the consignment, received recently from “Malaria Consortium”, its partner in the control of maleria, was aimed at reducing the endemic disease to its barest minimum in Kogi.
He said 2023 which would be the 16th year celebration of the World Maleria Day, had its theme as “Delivering Zero Malaria: Invest, Innovate and Implement”.
Usman noted that Gov. Yahaya Bello administration’s chief policy for the realisation of Maleria Free State was put in place under “Bello’s Medicalcare Initiative”, which provides opportunity for citizens to go to hospitals to access free treatment and preventive measures.
The commissioner stressed that the present administration in the state had done its best in the recruitment of medical doctors, nurses and other categories of health personnel.
He added that it had also procured drugs to tackle the health needs of the people.
“I am happy to inform you that in Kogi state, malaria endemic has drastically dropped to 16 per cent and we are aiming at having zero percentage by God’s grace.