Communities Laud Govt. for Treated Mosquito Nets

By Adenitan Akinola 

Residents of Ilesa East, Ilesa West and Obokun Local Government areas who benefited from the distribution of Treated Mosquito Nets have expressed joy that the net will reduce the problem of malaria fever in their communities.

The residents of the three local governments benefited from the treated Nets which was freely given to each household across by the Federal Governments and donour partners, including the Society for Family Health and the Catholic Relief Services under the Global grant Fund support for malaria between July 6th and July 17^th, 2023.

One of the beneficiaries in Owena in Oriade Local Government, Mrs Beatrice Adesuyi said she had been using the net after spreading for 24 hours as directed.

Also speaking with Radio Nigeria, another resident, of Ido in Ilesa East Local Government, who identified herself as Iya Aduragbemi appreciated the donours for the gesture, saying she was spared money spent on buying malaria drug almost every two months.

In her own remark, a trader in Oke Omiru area of Ilesa West, Mrs Julianah Oluwayomi explained that before the net she used to buy insecticide every two weeks, and sometimes resorted to burning of orange pills as mosquito repellant.

However, Mrs Yemisi Bamigbose, who also received the treated net, appealed to the donours to make more available as one was not enough for any household that had more than two children, since one net could only cover a bed.

Radio Nigeria correspondent, who monitored the distribution, spoke with some medical workers.

One of them, Dr Femi Aina of the UniOsun Teaching Hospital remarked that the distribution would go a long way in relieving the people of constant visits to hospitals.

“Malaria is the commonest health challenge around here. Sometimes, the number of patients could overwhelm medical workers, particularly at government facilities. I am confident that given the huge number of people given these nets; if they can use it judiciously, it would drastically reduce the problem of malaria”.

The 2023 ITN ended on the 17th of this month.

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