The Public Health Department of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced that the 2024 Spill-over Mass Administration of Medicine (MAM) to deworm children against schistosomiasis and soil helminthiasis would begin on 17 February.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the initiative, which will run from 17 to 21 February, was discussed at a stakeholders meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday.
NAN also reports that the MAM exercise will be carried out in four area councils of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Bwari, Gwagwalada, and Kuje, targeting children between the ages of five and 14.
The campaign follows the suspension of the earlier MAM exercise in Abaji and Kwali in December 2024, which was delayed due to the planned strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
The FCT Coordinator for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Eunice Ogundipe, who was represented by Mrs Lami Ndayako, explained that the stakeholders meeting was aimed at…
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