Adamawa begins 2026 malaria prevention campaign

The Adamawa State Government has commenced its 2026 seasonal run to support residents against malaria.

The workout involves the medication of malaria medicines to children and the organisation of mosquito nets to households.

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, during the flag-off of the programme connected Thursday, said the 2026 Integrated Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) and Insecticide-Treated Net (ITN) Campaign aims to trim the load of malaria crossed the state.

The run is expected to see the organisation of 2.583 cardinal insecticide-treated mosquito nets, arsenic good arsenic the medication of 4.5 cardinal doses of antimalarial medicines to children aged betwixt 3 and 59 months.

Representing Governor Fintiri astatine the flag-off successful Yola was his deputy, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta, who described the lawsuit arsenic a milestone successful the state’s corporate efforts to combat malaria.

She said the authorities recognises malaria’s devastating interaction connected families and communities and remains committed to implementing effectual interventions.

“The occurrence of malaria power efforts relies heavy connected beardown partnerships,” Farauta said, commending implementing partners, including the Society for Family Health (SFH), Management Sciences for Health (MSH), and Catholic Relief Services (CRS), for their collaboration.

Speaking during the event, the Programme Manager of the S...