Items worth N3 billion have been procured to tackle malaria in Sokoto State, just as the state government says it is working to achieve the control of malaria by 2025.
The state Health Commissioner, Dr Balarabe Kakale who disclosed this while speaking on the ongoing fight against malaria in the state, added, ‘The global target for the elimination of the disease is 2030, while the state is targeting the elimination of the disease by 2025.” He said the antimalarial items which included three million insecticide treated nets, insecticides and sprayers, among others ,were purchased by the Federal Government, Sokoto State Government and Development Partners including USAID, Presidential Malaria Initiative and the Federal Ministry of Health, with the state government contributing N300 million and the others N 2.7 billion.
By: Rakiya A.Muhammad, Sokoto
Daily Trust News
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