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19 May 2015

Author:
Chinyere Abiaziem, Daily Independent (Nigeria)

Nigeria: Total distributes 500 treated mosquito nets to local community in effort to minimize risk of malaria

'Total distributes 500 mosquito nets to Ibafor community', 19 May 2015: …Total Group Nigeria, has partnered with the Ibafo community…of Lagos to provide Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLINs) to 500 households within the community. The project…featured community awareness, sensitising and teaching residents…on how to effectively hang and use their insecticide treated nets…[E]mployees of Total Group…distributed and supported the hanging of  LLINs in 500 households, as they handed out insecticides to about 3,250 beneficiaries, many of whom were children…and pregnant women…According to…General Manager…Mr. Alexis Vovk, the project…[seeks] to create awareness…on malaria control and prevention…Project Consultant, Dayo Oluwole, noted that it will be a thing of joy if Nigerians…embraced the culture of sleeping under treated nets in order to win the fight against malaria….[H]ead of Ibafo Town, Baale Kayode Okunlola, commended the project and…said; “Given that malaria is an ever prevalent challenge in the community, we appreciate the efforts of the Total Group…