The Buji Local Government Council of Jigawa has said it will embark on fumigation exercise across its 10 wards in order to rid the council of mosquitos, as part of efforts to control malaria.
The Chairman of the Council, Alhaji Abdullahi Sulaiman, stated this on Sunday after inspecting the ongoing distribution of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) in the area.
Sulaiman, who spoke at Madabe village, noted that the gesture was to complement the state government’s and other partners’ efforts in reducing prevalence of malaria.
He reaffirmed the council’s commitment to providing improved healthcare services in the area.
Sulaiman, who assured of his commitment to protect people of the area from all sort of diseases, called on the beneficiaries, particularly women and children to ensure that they protect themselves against malaria through ownership and use of the nets.
The council boss further urged them always keep their environment clean, so as to eliminate contact with vector responsible for carrying the malaria parasite.
Also speaking, the area’s Head of Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Alhaji Musa Gambo, urged residents to ensure that they sleep inside the nets every night in order to protect themselves from mosquitos.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Jigawa government in collaboration with Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Malaria Consortium and National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP), had embarked on the distribution of 3.7 million ITNs in the state.
NAN also reports that the Federal Government has adopted the use of ITNs as of the key strategies for the prevention and elimination of malaria in the country. (NAN)
