The Kwara government says it will distribute over two million Integrated Insecticide Treated Nets (IITNs) across the 16 local government areas of the state.

This is contained in a statement in Ilorin on Saturday by the press secretary, Kwara Ministry of Women Affairs, Hamdalat Temitope.

The statement said the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Abosede Buraimoh, announced the plan on Friday during a courtesy visit to her office by officials of the Society for Family Health.

According to the statement, Ms Buraimoh, who described malaria as a killer disease, urged residents, especially women, to use the nets judiciously.

It said the commissioner stressed the need for preventive measures against malaria and other diseases, saying, “Such is more cost-effective than curative measures.”

The statement said Ms Buraimoh disclosed that the proposed over two million treated nets distribution would be done through a door-to-door approach across the councils in the state.

The statement said the commissioner commended Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for prioritising the health sector.

Similarly, the statement said the permanent secretary in the ministry, Musa Okanlawon, promised to collaborate with society in sensitising people at the grassroots about the importance of using the nets to curb malaria.

(NAN)