A Non Governmental Organisation, under the aegis of Health Communication Collaborative (HC3), has organised a monthly training for about 5,000 persons on malaria prevention and control in Akwa Ibom State.
Speaking with newsmen at a media roundtable organised to mark 2017 World Malaria Day, the Akwa Ibom State coordinator of HC3, Mr Bassey Nsa, explained that the 5,000 individuals were reached monthly through house-to-house visits done by 270 community volunteers engaged by HC3 across nine local government areas of the state.
The coordinator said that the volunteers trained the people on the need to use long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) correctly and also gave them information on personal hygiene and environmental sanitation.
“The HC3 malaria project implemented in nine local government areas out of the 31 local government areas in the state usually referred about 500 persons monthly to health facilities for treatment. A total of 250 opinion leaders in communities had been reached by HC3 for support, participation and sustainability of malaria intervention in the state,” he said.
