#EndMalariaInNigeria
PRESS RELEASE
JULY 18TH 2023
MOSQUITO TALK 0.2
#EndMalariaInNigeria PARTNER’S MALARIA PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL (MPI), ROTARY CLUB OF KWALE (NEW DAWN) ON A COMMUNITY MOSQUITO CONTROL INTERVENTION AMONG 300 PREGNANT AND NURSING MOTHERS IN NDOKWA WEST LGA, KWALE, DELTA STATE.
#EndMalariaInNigeria wishes to notify the media and general public of its partnership with Malaria Partners International and Rotary Club of Kwale (New Dawn) on a community Mosquito control intervention among pregnant and nursing mothers in Ndokwa West Local Government area of Kwale Delta State.
The intervention is to carry out indoor residual spraying in the home of 300 pregnant and nursing mothers within the Local government and also carry out drainage Larvisiding of the communities.
This initiative is necessitated considering the rising cases of Malaria mortality among pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children between the ages of 0-5 years in Nigeria.
Nigeria currently, according to World Health Organization (WHO) records, 300, 000 Deaths ANNUALLY from Malaria, 30% Of childhood deaths, 25% of under one year death is caused by Malaria, and 11% of maternal deaths.
Our goal is to shift attention from curative to preventive interventions in the fight against Malaria. Through proper water control, the construction of modern drainages, sewer systems, Dams, and sanitary landfill to discourage open dumping practices, then Nigeria will be on the path to controlling the vector that causes malaria.
The unveiling event of the intervention will take place in the Hall of Ndokwa West Local Government area, Kwale on the 26th of July 2023.
Professionals within the field of Environmental health services, policymakers, and other stakeholders will be discussing steps to be taken to mitigate malaria surge within the Local Government area, given the rainy season and last year’s flooding that submerged large parts of the communities and providing breeding spaces for mosquito to thrive.
We call on your media and Nigerians to project our campaign to End Malaria in Nigeria.
The Key Note speaker at the unveiling event is the Convener of #EndMalariaInNigeria, PCO Francis Nwapa
Francis Nwapa
Convener: #EndMalariaInNigeria
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