By Muhammad Ibrahim, Sokoto
The Sokoto State Government has called for a more robust collaboration with the Malaria Consortium so as to stop malaria scourge in the state.
Press statement by the press Secretary to the governor Abubakar Bawa said Governor Ahmed Aliyu made the plea when he received the Director, Malaria Consortium for the West and Central Africa, Dr Maxwell Kolawole on a courtesy visit.
He described malaria as one of the major health challenges in the state and called for a stronger collaboration to stop the scourge.
According to him, the present administration has done a lot in improving the health condition of the people of the state.
On the malaria control programme, Gov. Aliyu said several outreach programmes had been carried out in which those found with complicated malaria cases were given medical attention, financial support as well as mosquito treated nets, among others.
He further said several fumigation exercises had also been carried out in the local government areas with high cases of malaria as part of the measures to stop malaria spread in the state.
He commended the Malaria Consortium for working round the clock to stop the spread of malaria in the state.
Earlier, the Director of the Malaria Consortium for West and Central Africa, Dr Maxwell Kolawole, said Malaria consortium has been working in Sokoto State since 2016,and had distributed malaria commodities to prevent children from the debilitating scourge.
He said the house to house administration of oral vaccines against malaria needs to be supported, if malaria is to be adequately fought.
Dr Kolawole described the lack of prompt taking of anti malaria drugs by children as one of the major setbacks towards ending malaria in the state.
