The Kano State Government will embark on a two-week exercise geared towards tackling one of life threatening sicknesses, malaria and Yellow Fever among children under two years old in the state.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Aminu Tsanyawa, disclosing the measures while briefing journalists said the state in partnership with Society for Family Health would distribute about eight (8) million insecticide-treated nets to households across the 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state.
Also, in collaboration with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and other key stakeholders children under 44 months will receive Yellow Fever Vaccine across the state.
Tsanyawa said the ministry and National Malaria Elimination Programme, in collaboration with Society for Family Health, were currently implementing the 2022 ITN Campaign in Kano.
“The 2022 campaign intends to distribute Insecticide-treated nets door-to-door to all households free-of-charge across the 44 Local Government areas from 10th to 22nd November 2022.
“Already over 20,000 ad-hoc personnel have been trained, and over 90 percent of the nets were delivered to over 3,600 designated distribution hubs across the 484 political wards in the state,” he said.
Tsanyawa commended Governor Abdullahi Ganduje for his government’s efforts to improve the health sector in the state.
He lauded the commitment of the NPHCDA and development partners for their support in improving the healthcare sector in the state.
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