The Chevron Nigeria Limited and Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC joint venture partnership has executed a Roll Back Malaria programme across communities in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, in collaboration with the Delta State Ministry of Health and Development Africa, an international NGO.

During the exercise, hundreds of households drawn from several wards and communities in the LGA, including riverine communities, benefitted from the programme, which key objective  is reduction of malaria burden.

Highlights of  the week long programme were the widespread distribution of Long Lasting Insecticide treated bed nets (LLINs), extensive awareness campaigns, training lectures for healthcare providers, community members, and secondary school students, as well as a broad malaria screening and treatment for community members.

In his keynote address, Community Engagement Coordinator, Chevron Nigeria Limited, Emmanuel Emeribe, who represented the company’s General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Deji Haastrup, explained that sponsoring the programme in partnership with NNPC was a demonstration of the company’s commitment to healthcare delivery in Nigeria,

“Today, in continuation of our support for healthcare delivery, we are here at the NNPC/Chevron Joint venture’s Roll BACK Malaria programme with Development Africa in Delta State. “Nigeria has high rate of malaria prevalence. In addition to the enormous toll that malaria takes on public health, it is also expensive to cure.

In his own remarks during the official launch at the Warri North LG Council headquarters, Koko Town, Delta State RBM Programme Officer, Dr Francis Onujeta applauded NNPC and Chevron for their participation in the fight against malaria and commended   Development Africa, for working in line with the National Plan towards malaria eradication