Kano Information Ministry Backs Statewide Awareness Campaign for Free Azithromycin Distribution
By M. Marafa
The Kano State Ministry of Information and Internal Affairs has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the successful implementation of the free Azithromycin Oral Suspension campaign by launching a comprehensive public awareness drive across the state.
In a statement signed by Sani Abba Yola Director Special Duties of the Ministry stated that, The Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, gave the assurance while receiving an advocacy delegation from the Kano State Ministry of Health, the Primary Health Care Management Board, and development partners at the ministry.
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Represented by the Director of Special Assignments, Hajiya Halima Ahmad Ishaq, the Commissioner said the ministry would leverage its extensive communication platforms, including radio, television, digital media, and social media, to educate the public on the importance of the intervention and encourage widespread participation.
He further disclosed that Information Officers in all Local Government Areas would be mobilized to intensify grassroots sensitization, ensuring that parents and caregivers are adequately informed about the programme and its benefits.
Comrade Waiya commended the administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for its unwavering commitment to improving child healthcare through strategic interventions aimed at reducing childhood illnesses and mortality.
Earlier, the leader of the delegation and Coordinator of Advocacy, Communication and Community Engagement, Dr. Nasir Sani Gwarzo, explained that the campaign, now in its third round, would provide free Azithromycin Oral Suspension to children aged between one and fifty-nine months.
He noted that the medicine is effective in protecting children against common but potentially life-threatening illnesses, including diarrhoea, pneumonia, and skin infections.
Dr. Gwarzo assured parents and caregivers that the medicine is safe, effective, and will be administered free of charge by trained health workers.
He added that during the six-day exercise, health personnel would conduct house-to-house visits across 36 selected Local Government Areas to administer the medicine to all eligible children, while urging parents and caregivers to cooperate fully with the teams to ensure every eligible child benefits from the intervention.
