Yakubu Lawi Sumi, Chairman of Bogoro Local Government of Bauchi State, has said that his Administration will ensure that every child between the ages of 3 and 59 months receives Malaria Chemo Prevention Drugs.
Sumi said during the flag-off of the 2025 Seasonal Malaria Chemo Prevention exercise held at the Primary Health Care Centre, Bogoro metropolis, that malaria is a deadly disease that causes sickness and can kill children, particularly during the rainy season.
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He urged the health workers to ensure that no child should be exempted from the distribution of the malaria drugs, pledging massive support for the success of the programme.
He urged parents to make available of their children available for the exercise, saying the immunisation is a free, safe and essential right of every child.
Sumi, however, expressed appreciation to Governor Bala Mohammed for the efforts in combating health-related and deadly diseases in the State.
He also thanked the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), Bauchi State Primary Health Care Board, World Health Organisation (WHO) and all stakeholders for always contributing their quota.
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Earlier, Godwin Hakuri, Director of the Primary Health Care Department, commended the Bogoro Local Government Chairman for always supporting the health sector across the Local Government.
Hakuri urged parents and caregivers to present their children between 3 to 59 months for the seasonal malaria Chemo prevention drugs and 6 to 59 months for the vitamin A vaccination during this campaign.
