Lara Adejoro The Federal Capital Territory Administration has reiterated its commitment to reduce malaria deaths in children under the age of five years. The FCTA also introduced a new policy prohibiting certain categories of health workers from wearing mufti during official hours. It also signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the management of NISA Medical Group to extend the Public-Private Partnership for the continued management of Garki Hospital, Abuja.
During a presentation of hospital commodities and the signing of the MOU with NISA Medical Group in Abuja, on Wednesday, the Mandate secretary of Federal Capital Territory Health and Environment Secretariat, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, stressed the unwavering commitment of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike to addressing the healthcare challenges facing residents with the various steps being taken to ensure quality and affordable healthcare, particularly for vulnerable groups. Fasawe, who emphasised the urgency of addressing malaria, noted that 10 children die of malaria every second in Africa due to malaria while urging FCT residents to take advantage of the ongoing Malaria Consortium Programme, which provides medicine at no cost for children under five. She noted the critical role of mothers in this initiative considering that the FCT Minister was among the first state executives to contribute counterpart funding to the Islamic Development Bank grant, enabling the FCT to access the anti-malaria medication.
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