EKSG Inaugurates Malaria IMPACT Project State Steering Committee

 

By Wale Obelewaji

 

As part of its efforts at eliminating Malaria in the state, the Ekiti State government has inaugurated the Immunization Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services (IMPACT) project State Steering Committee.

 

During the inauguration in Ado-Ekiti, the State Commissioner for Health and Human Services Dr Oyebanji Filani noted that the project was developed with primary goal of reducing under 5 mortality by half by 2030.

 

Dr Filanii disclosed that the State Government has signed a Memorandum Of Understanding with the World Bank through the Federal Ministry of Health on the elimination of Malaria in the state termed the IMPACT project.

 

The Commissioner assured that the project would improve utilization and quality of Immunization plus and Malaria services in selected States. He noted that Six States which include Ekiti, Abia, Imo, Borno, Lagos and Rivers States have been selected for the project.

 

He encouraged the Committee members to give their best to deliver on their mandates.

 

The Commissioner hinted that the responsibilities of the Committee shall include oversight functions for project planning and management, timely implementation of the project as well as approving project work plan.

 

Earlier, the Permanent Secretary Ministry Of Health and Human Services Mr Akinjide Akinleye stated that the project would put an end to Malaria preventable deaths.

 

Mr Akinleye commended the state government for ensuring that the state was among the States that benefited from the project.