The federal government is set to renew its commitment to preventive healthcare delivery with the relaunch of the national mosquito control and liquid management programme.
Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Jibril, who disclosed this in Abuja during the launch stated that in order to ensure the effective control and management of the environmental challenges facing the country, the ministry, in partnership with Andelsta Limited have decided to reverse the trend with a sole objective of achieving a clean and green environment free of mosquitoes and other disease-causing vectors.
Jibril, said: “the present administration knows that eradication of mosquito vectors is key in achieving its mandate in preventive healthcare delivery. It is against this background that the programme is being relaunched which will be private sector driven, while government provides enabling environment in its implementation.”
He noted that “This programme is expected to eliminate the breeding spaces of mosquitoes and eradicate it in our environment, thereby preventing or reducing the incidences of malaria parasites which is a major cause of infant mortality and mobility,”
The minister emphasised FG’s believe that the launch would attract participation and funding from international agencies and corporate organisations for the implementation.
Responding, the Managing Director, Andelsta Limited, Engr. Fintan Ibeshi, said the relaunch marks the second phase of the collective effort to change the face of sanitation practice in Nigeria.
He state that Andelsta recognised that success in the fight against mosquitoes, access to clean water and sanitation for all cannot be achieved by the activities of the government alone without the involvement of the private sector.
Ibeshi revealed that Andelsta intends to take the programme to all the the states and local governments in Nigeria through various advocacy and campaign networks such as seminar, education and training.
