By Henrietta Ashikodi
Abia state government has been rated high in the fight against malaria as it received a whooping delivery of 900,000 of various malaria Commodities made possible by Panafricare, a non State Actor implementing the World Bank Malaria Impact project, a federal government initiative.
The flag-off of the impact project malaria commodities took place at Central Medical Store, Umuahia, with distribution of the commodities which include ACTs, RDTs , SP etc, to the 292 Ward Health Centre across the State and the delivery will be done through the Secretaries of the 17 Local Government Areas.
Impact Project support States to fight malaria as Governor Alex Otti on October, 2023 in collaboration with Panafricare as partner flagged off the project to address malaria related morbidity.
In 2021, health facilities in the State reported over 500,000 cases of malaria, accounting to malaria related morbidity particularly among vulnerable groups such as children under five years and pregnant women.
The report from state ministry of health shows that malaria accounts for approximately 20% of all deaths in children under five years and a significantly public health challenge characterized by high prevalence, morbidity and mortality rate.
Speaking during the flag- off ceremony, the Country Director of Panafricare, Dr Patrick Adah said Abia was one of the States that expressed interest In the project having fulfilled conditions to participate which includes the engagement of Panafricare for full implementation of the project.
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