Borno State Commissioner of Well being and Human Assets, Prof Baba Gana has revealed that 527,305 individuals have been confirmed to have been contaminated with malaria in 2023 throughout the state.
He additionally disclosed that 15,036 of the determine have been extreme malaria instances.
Gana additionally put the determine of the an infection for the continuing yr in 2022 at 600,141 with 13,492 as extreme instances, whereas 714,904 individuals have been contaminated in 2021 amongst which 20,774 instances have been labeled to be extreme.
Referencing the District Well being Data Software program (DHIS-2) routine information, the commissioner famous that the figures confirmed a annual lower in instances of malaria between 2021and 2023 in Borno State.
The commissioner made the revelation on Friday throughout the commemoration of the 2024 World Malaria Day organised by the state authorities, in collaboration with the World Well being Group (WHO) and different companions in Maiduguri.
He stated the Federal Authorities, by the Nationwide Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) and Borno State Authorities by the Ministry of Well being in collaboration with companions have made large impression and achieved exceptional targets within the implementation of varied interventions.
“I’m happy to tell you that, the state malaria elimination programme has yielded higher outcomes as not too long ago seen within the Nationwide Malaria Indicator Survey (NMIS) -2021 findings. Web possession by family was 70.4%, internet use by family was 36.7%, use by kids beneath 5-years of age was 55.8%, internet use by pregnant girls was 56.6%, pregnant girls who acquired Intermittent Preventive Remedy (IPTp) at the least as soon as was 78.7%, prevalence of malaria in kids beneath 5 by RDT was 18.6%.
“The state has had 7 rounds of uninterrupted Seasonal Malaria Chemo-prevention (SMC) intervention between 2017 and 2023 by the help of Nigeria Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), World Well being Group (WHO) and Malaria Consortium (MC) the place over 2,000,000 kids aged 3month to five years of age have been reached yearly.
“Now we have wittnessed an uninterrupted provide of antimalarial commodities, particularly the provision of Speedy Diagnostic Check (RDT) kits, Artemesinin Based mostly Combinaition Theraphy (ACTs) and Lengthy Lasting Insecticide Handled Nets (LLINs) free-of-Cost to pregnant girls and kids beneath 5 and to newly resettled communities throughout the the state over time,” the Commissioner stated.
He added that the State Authorities has finalised the engagement of a Non-Govermental Group (NGO) to supply complete malaria companies for free of charge throughout the state on behalf of the State Authorities.
“Let me use this chance to commend the Roll Again Malaria (RBM) companions within the state. Specifically, I have to acknowledge the immense contribution of the World Well being Group (WHO), UNICEF, MSF, INTERSOS, Mentor Initiative, Malaria Consortium (MC) and different Implementing Companions; by your sturdy help, lives have been saved,” Prof. Gana stated.
The state Coordinator of WHO, Dr. Salisu Ibrahim lauded the Borno State Authorities for giving precedence to well being care wants of the residents, assuring that WHO and different companions will proceed to help the state in tackling malaria and different infectious illnesses.