World Malaria Day 2023 Commemorated in Yambio, with the Call to Sleep Under Mosquito Net
By Waure Eddy
25th of April each year the world commemorates “World Malaria Day”. This year, on April 25, 2023, Western Equatoria State joined the rest of the world to celebrate the achievement done to end zero malaria in South Sudan at large.
The theme for this year is “Time to deliver zero malaria”.
The State Ministry of Health Western Equatoria State together with the National Ministry of Health and other partners joined hands to Commemorate the day in Yambio with the call for all to sleep under mosquito net.
Speaking at Yambio Freedom Square, the Deputy Director of Social Behavior Changes Specialist at the National Ministry of Health, Mr. Daniel Dwieh said that the national ministry will continue to increase giving awareness about malaria, “it’s our corrective effort to prevent malaria”.
WHO Representative Dr. Lagu stated that in 2015 over 2 million people were affected by Malaria and half of a million died every year? Malaria still continues to be the leading disease, according to the report seen by WHO.
On the other hand, the State Minister of Health Hon. Arona Abdullah promised that they are going to work hand in hand with WHO, UNICEF, and other partners to take this program seriously by providing the basic need to prevent malaria.
Ho. Arona thanked the UNICEF representative who pledged that UNICEF will provide 60, 0000 Mosquitos Net, to help mothers and children who are mostly affected.