Kogi Govt, Sightsavers Target 550,000 Children in 10 LGAs for 2026 Deworming, River Blindness MAM Campaign
The Kogi State Ministry of Health, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Control Programme in collaboration with Sightsavers has concluded a 2-day planning meeting for the 2026 Mass Administration of Medicines (MAM), for Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH), and Onchocerciasis (ONCHO). The meeting held on July 9 and 10 in Lokoja had in attendance Directors of Primary Health Care, Local Government NTD Coordinators and assistants from all the LGAs. Mr Adewale Ayodeji of the Federal Ministry of Health said the FMoH is supporting state NTDs programmes to accelerate the elimination of NTDs through preventive chemotherapy, case management, disease surveillance and morbidity management. He added that the Federal Government is strengthening health systems with technical assistance, capacity building, supportive supervision and improved monitoring to ensure efficient use of resources and better health outcomes. The goal, he said, is to reduce the burden of NTDs and contribute to Unive...