The Civil Society for Malaria Management, Immunization, and Nutrition (CSMMID) has urged the Niger State Government to increase funding for primary healthcare delivery to achieve malaria elimination in the state.
Olasukanmi Kalejaiye, the State Coordinator, emphasized that robust public health programs at the state level are crucial for achieving this goal. He called upon state residents to actively support and advocate for their Primary Health Care (PHC) centers.
During an interactive session with the media on the Global Fund’s Community-Led Malaria Monitoring Project implemented by ACOMIN over the weekend, Kalejaiye announced that following the successful completion of the NFM 3 malaria grant, the Global Fund has approved another three-year malaria grant for Nigeria.
He emphasized the need for governments at all levels, the private sector, stakeholders, and particularly community leaders to commit to increasing financing for primary healthcare delivery.
We will make crucial strides toward the eradication of malaria if we apply a technique that is methodical, strategic, and scientific.
Thus, he statesNevertheless, he disclosed that since the dormant District Growth Committees were revived, ACOMIN has achieved remarkable achievements in the communities of Boku and Bankogi.d, “Villagers in the Boku neighborhood donated land for the PHC’s development, and in Bankogi, a motion workforce has revived the neighborhood’s commitment to rejecting the middle
Furthermore,, about 10 local government area of the state which includes Chanchaga, Bosso, Suleja, Paikoro, Bida, Mokwa, Lavun, Gbako, Kontagora and Wushishie the community-led monitoring mission being applied by ACOMIN spans through out the state
The Govt Director of Hurting Hearts Basis, Ms. Hassana Kpetu, additionally stated that the efforts made to date are yielding optimistic outcomes.
She stated: “We work in communities and we see that we are able to encourage them to supply unskilled employees to services in different communities to reinforce the employees shortages that plague some services.
