A non-governmental organisation, the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3), working on malaria prevention in Akwa Ibom, says it educates 5,000 persons monthly on malaria control in the state.
The state coordinator of HC3, Mr Bassey Nsa, disclosed this on Wednesday in Uyo while interacting with newsmen during a media roundtable organised to mark 2017 World Malaria Day.
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.
He 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 coordinator said that HC3 malaria project implemented in nine local government areas out 31…
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