748 hospitals in Kano receive N100m worth of free anti-malaria drugs

-Kano Govt re-emphasises plans to figth malaria among other diseases.

Free anti-malaria drugs valued at N100 million disbursed to hospitals in Kano state.

Kano State government has obtain free anti-malaria drugs and diagnostic commodities valued at about N100 million for 748 hospitals and healthcare centres in the state.

This comes after the recently obtained drugs and other consumables to be distributed across the 44 local government areas of the state.

Kano Ministry of Health is diligently working with UNICEF in the war against malaria, children malnourishment and other related diseases in the state.

Addressing attendees at an occasion held over the weekend, the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje,  said government is dedicated to delivering quality health services to the people.

READ ALSO: SON seizes goods worth N9.3m smuggled into Kano

“In order to ensure our children are healthy, we are collaborating with UNICEF and other non-governmental organisations to provide free and ready to use therapeutic food for malnourished children in the state to include free anti-malaria drugs and other diagnostic commodities.

“We have so far approved and released over N200million to UNICEF as counterpart fund,” Governor Ganduje said.

The UNICEF Chief Field Officer, Mrs Padmavathi Yadla, in her remark said the international organization would continually work with the state government to ensure a healthy society in Kano and Nigeria in general.

Mrs Yadla added, “You must ensure that your children get exclusive breastfeeding as one of the most important ways to prevent malnourishment among our children.

“Therefore, I assured you that UNICEF will continue to support you in the very best ways we can”.

Reports indicate that Kano is one of the states with reported high incidences of malaria outbreak as UNICEF and other community healthcare mobilisers work tirelessly with the state government to control the situation.