Akwa Ibom State government said it would commence the distribution of about 3.7 million Insecticide Treated Nets to households across the 31 Local government Areas of the state from December 17 to 21, 2022.
The Commissioner for Health, Prof Augustine Umoh, disclosed this in a media parley at the State Secretariat, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital on Wednesday.
Umoh who was represented by the Executive Secretary, State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Eno Attah, said that the net distribution was part of efforts by the state government to ensure the eradication of malaria in the state.
In his remarks, the President of the National Malaria Elimination Programme, Dr Perpetua Ehimobi represented by Emmanuel Obi, expressed hope that the spread of malaria would further go down after the exercise.
He noted that Akwa Ibom state has been very resilient and consistent in the distribution exercise, adding that the development had contributed to the success of the reduction of malaria in the state.
