The Society for Family Health (SFH) says it has concluded plans to distribute 3.7 million Long Lasting Insecticide Treated mosquito nets in Ogun.
Mrs. Adeyinka Olamide, SFH Malaria Programme Manager, disclosed this during a media Orientation on Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN) campaign 2021 in Abeokuta on Monday.
The media report that the objective of the orientation is to provide an opportunity for journalists to assist in creating awareness and enlightening the masses on the distribution of the nets and also have an insight into the mosquito net distribution campaign.
Olamide said the net distribution campaign was to encourage and sensitize the people on the use of mosquito nets in order to prevent and control malaria.
Also speaking, Mrs. Lola Raji, the Ogun State Campaign Manager for Insecticide treated Nets (ITNs), said that the activities would last for 53 days.
According to her, the campaign, which began on Aug. 1, will end on Sept. 22, while the distribution of the net will commence from Aug. 26 to Sept. 6.
She added that the exercise would last for 12 days and it would be a door-to-door distribution in order to curb the spread of COVID-19 while distributing the net.
She, however, noted that the ITN was a special programme that would benefit both male, female, young, or old, adding that every household in the 236 wards in the state must receive at least one mosquito net.
A representative of the National Malaria Eradication Programme, Federal Ministry of Health, Mrs. Mary Esema, said the campaign would provide opportunities for practicing journalists to gain insight into the (ITN) campaign with emphasis on the ongoing campaign in Ogun.
Esema explained that it was important to change used nets every three to four years because the insecticide chemicals on the nets might have expired or the net may be torn.
“Ogun State had been chosen as one of the states to benefit from the free distribution of Long-lasting Insecticide Net (LLIN) in 2021.
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“We were here in 2018, so we are here to replace the net that may have been torn or overused with time to the good people of Ogun State, especially in this time of COVID-I9 where malaria is still the issue.
She appeals to the media to help create awareness among the people of Ogun on how to get the net, and how to use it effectively.
