World Malaria Day 2022: Itel partners Amatem Softgel to end malaria in Agboyi-Ketu

As part of activities geared to commemorate World Malaria Day 2022 held annually on April 25, Itel Nigeria and Amatem Softgel team have conducted free malaria RDT tests for about 600 persons in Lagos State.

The beneficiaries were drawn from Randle General Hospital, Surulere; Alimosho General Hospital, Alimosho, and Ifako General Hospital, Ogba, Lagos where malaria positive patients received Amatem Softgel antimalarial drugs.

Elbe Pharma’s Brand Manager, Augustine Aisabokhale and the heads of the Nursing and Pharmacist Departments of the hospitals took turns to enlighten the beneficiaries on how to prevent the disease.

In Agboyi-Ketu, more than 1,500 families got relief materials, anti-malarial mosquito nets, free medical tests, and mosquito repellent creams in fulfilment of this year’s World Malaria theme of “Harnessing innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives.”

Children in the community also got educational materials such as notebooks, mathematical sets, stationery, and other materials to aid their love for learning.

The partnership between Itel, the mobile phone, home appliances, accessories, and laptops manufacturer and Amatem Softgel, a leading anti-malaria drug in Nigeria is part of continuous efforts to impact lives in the low-income communities, particularly Itel’s Love Always On CSR Initiative.

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The two companies noted that the initiative is in tandem with global efforts to bring an end to malaria, especially among African children and pregnant women with more than 3.3 billion people in 106 counties are at risk of malaria, and according to the World Malaria Report 2020, Nigeria alone accounts for 27% of the malaria burden and 23% of malaria deaths worldwide, and children under the age of 5 remain the most vulnerable population to the disease.

Speaking at the Aboyi-Ketu CSR event, the marketing manager of itel for West Africa, Oke Umurhohwo, said: “Giving back to our communities is a project of love that we do with utter passion, and malaria is a disease that affects millions of people in Nigeria.

“Therefore, we and Amatem Softgel have chosen to help reduce the burden of malaria in Agboyi Ketu Community. Together, we can ‘Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives.'”

“Malaria is a life-threatening disease, but it is preventable and curable. We at Elbe Pharma continue to find a better way to combat this disease and support the vulnerable ones, especially the young children and pregnant women. Hence, the introduction of this novel advanced soft gelatin antimalarial brand AMATEM SOFTGEL and this CSR partnership,” said Aisabokhale.