#WorldMalariaDay: Lagos Pledges To Scale Up Innovation, Deploy New Tools To Combat Scourge…As Firm Partners Lagos to Implement Rollback Malaria Strategies
The Lagos State Government has pledged to scale up innovation and deploy new tools to combat Malaria, just as it restated its commitment to eliminate the disease from the State.
Speaking during an awareness walk to commemorate the year 2022 World Malaria Day in Lagos, the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, noted that the need to scale up innovation and deploy new tools to combat Malaria aligns with the theme for this year’s celebration, “Harness Innovation to Reduce the Malaria Burden and Save Lives”.
Abayomi, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye, explained that the present administration is committed to tackling the scourge of Malaria by using a multi-pronged approach including Environmental Management and Integrated Vector Control for the prevention of malaria; effective diagnosis and appropriate treatment of malaria cases, as well as Monitoring and Evaluation, with emphasis on operational research and the use of its results for evidence-based programming.
