The Gombe state Commissioner for Health Dr. Habu Dahiru, earlier today flagged-off the National Immunization Plus Days (NIPDS) campaign in Kaltungo together with the Executive Secretary Gombe state Primary Health Care Development Agency (GSPHCDA), Dr. Abdulrahman Shu’iabu.
The flag off ceremony had in attendance the Mai Kaltungo, Engineer Saleh Mohammad Umar, traditional rulers, government officials and community leaders. The campaign will be conducted over a period of four days from 19th to 22nd September, 2021.
Insecticide Treated Net ITNs campaign in Gombe state can say to be a success, as the people from Dukku, Funakaye, Kwami and Nafada LGAs expressed their happiness to the Government for providing the enabling environment through various ways for the smooth implementation of the ITN universal mass campaign across the 11 LGAs of the state ensuring malaria disease in the State is reduced and eventually eliminated.
In recognition of her contribution in the fight against Malaria in Gombe State, the wife of the Gombe State Governor, Haj. Asma’u Inuwa Yahaya, who was awarded and decorated as the Net Campaign Ambassador for the State moved from house to ensure the campaign received a desire result, exploring different channels and resources to disseminate messages on the use of the Insecticide Treated Mosquito Nets, to protect families from mosquito bites by sleeping inside their nets every night.
In his effort to ensured Gombe State becomes malaria free, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, on 6th September, 2021 has flagged-off the distribution of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) and Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention as part of ongoing efforts to eliminate the scourge in the state and the nation at large
In its efforts to eliminate malaria, the Gombe state government through GSPHCDA, in collaboration with the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) with funding support from the global fund malaria project organized two days training for mobilization and distribution teams MDTs ahead of the upcoming Household registration and simultaneous distribution of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) mass campaign across the 11 LGAs of the state, which is schedule to hold from 3rd to 14 September 2021.
The training aimed at educating the participants on their roles and responsibilities during the ITNs mass campaign exercise in the state.
Footage of participants at Kwam-fulata wardFootage of Participants at Gadam ward
The National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) in collaboration with Gombe State Government through Primary Health Care Development Agency (GSPHCDA) commence transportation of Insecticide Treated Net (ITNs) from LGAs to Distribution Hubs ahead of the upcoming mass distribution exercise in Gombe state, which is scheduled to hold from 3rd to 14 September 2021.
The aim is to transport the ITNs from Local Government Area to ward level across the state for easy door – to- door distributions to the General Public.
In its effort to eliminate malaria, the Gombe state Government through GSPHCDA in collaboration with National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) with funding support from the Global Fund Malaria project organize a one-day Training for Town Announcers ahead of the upcoming insecticide Treated Net (ITN) mass Campaign across the 11 LGA’s of the State.
The training aimed to educate the Selected Participants on how to sensitized the General Public on the use of insecticide Treated Net (ITN) in their various community before, during and after the mass campaign exercise in the state.
The training is currently ongoing across the 11 LGAs of the state, where a total of 570 town announcers are being oriented.
In its effort to eliminate malaria, the Gombe state Government through Gombe State Primary Health Care Development Agency (GSPHCDA) in collaboration with National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) with funding support from the Global Fund Malaria project organize a three days Training for LGA cluster supervisors and M&S ahead of the upcoming insecticide Treated Net (ITN) Universal Coverage Campaign across the 11 LGA’s of the State.
