Over 3 million persons to receive treated mosquito nets in Niger

In a concerted effort to eliminate malaria, the Niger State government, in collaboration with National Malaria Elimination Programme, Society for Family Health, and other development partners, has said arrangement is in top gear for the 2022 mass distribution campaign of insecticide-treated nets to no fewer than about 3,766,892 households across the state.

Director/Campaign Manager, National Malaria Elimination Programme, John Ocholi, who dropped the hint at a media orientation on Wednesday in Minna, said the nets would be distributed to the people of the state through a door-to-door approach in every household across the 275 wards in the 25 local government areas of the state.

Ocholi explained that the mass distribution campaign is aimed at ensuring that for every two persons in a household in Niger State, one mosquito net is available to sleep inside and be protected from mosquitoes that spread malaria, adding that the distribution will be done using technology (ICT-4D), to capture household information and distribute the nets.

The Campaign Manager added that household registration and distribution of the nets would commence from September 1 till 12, emphasising that households must ensure that someone is available at home within the period to provide accurate information to the mobilisation and distribution teams and  subsequently collect the nets.