Photo: Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, and Dr. Evelyn Ngige
Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has called for the collaboration of all stakeholders in the health sector towards achieving a universal health coverage in the country.
Speaking yesterday in Asaba when he received in audience stakeholders in the health sector under the National Malaria Programme led by Dr. Evelyn Ngige, Senator Okowa said to achieve a universal health coverage in the country and eliminate malaria by the year 2020, all stakeholders including global health partners needed to cooperate and support government’s efforts and programmes that impacted positively on the people.
While expressing delight that Delta State was chosen as one of the pilot states for the National Malaria Programme, the Governor assured the committee and global partners of the readiness of his administration to collaborate with them to achieve success in the fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
While commending the Federal Government for the National Malaria Programme Initiative, Governor Okowa said the flag off of the distribution of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) campaign in the state would be on June 7, 2019 promising his administration’s support for a successful campaign.
He advised the Federal Government to take a critical look at the high population of the country and develop programmes to check its growth for the universal health programme to be achieved.
Earlier, Dr. Ngige, who represented the Minister of Health on the occasion, said they were on an advocacy visit to Governor Okowa on the Roll Back Malaria Programme and the distribution of LLINs, explaining that Delta State had been chosen among other states for the pilot porgramme for the elimination of malaria by the year 2020.
She called for counterpart funding and other logistics support for the success of the programme in the state
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