Malaria services were provided in all primary health care posts and special outreach centres accross the state free of charge.
The Deputy Governor, Prof Iwara Asu, flagged off the event in Calabar saying Cross River had resolved to “end malaria for good”.
He added that government has set up the Primary Health Care Agency to help tackle malaria and eliminate mosquitoes, the carrier of the malaria and other related diseases.
The wife of the state governor, Dr. Mrs Linda Ayade, who represented by her special adviser Mrs Rita Eneji, said her pet project is aimed at reducing the burden of communicable disease; advocating for the use of insecticide treated net among women mostly; as well as to call for a clean environment.
The Commisioner for Health, Dr Inyang Asibong, said malaria was still endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, but that the state government was prepared to eliminate its prevalence in the state.
Speaking in the same vein, Dr. Betta Edu thanked the governor Sen. Ben Ayade for his support towards ending the scourge of malaria in the state claiming he has sent messages to the most interior parts of the state where both adults and the young ones now know the preventive measures by sleeping under insecticide treated mosquito nets.
She also advised all to keep their environment clean at all times, sleep under treated nets and also get tested before treating malaria.
School students from various secondary schools in Calabar gave song and drama renditions to reinforce the theme for 2016: “End malaria for good.”
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