BY DENNIS UDOMA, Uyo
An indigenous Aviation Company, Ibom Air is partnering the Akwa Ibom State Government in the war against malaria among pregnant women and children, by donating drugs and malaria insecticide treated nets worth millions of Naira in commemoration of World Malaria Day.
Speaking at the presentation of 3000 doses of SP Oral and 1000 pieces of insecticide treated nets to Akwa Ibom state government on Thursday, the General Manager, Ibom Air, Mr. George Uriesi said, the gesture was in fulfillment of Ibom Air’s Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) to the people .
Uriesi, explained that, the target remained the pregnant women and children from zero to five years to be protected against malaria scourge.
” The realization is that, it’s not only government alone . The benefit is for everybody and I believe that the token we have presented today will help some people.
” But the most important is that Ibom Air can contribute to the awareness because we need to make people to be aware of what to do .
” We have opportunity that we carry people everyday to get to realize that they have things to contribute by keeping the environment clean and what to do when they got infected by Malaria parasite .
” I think this token will be judiciously used.”
Commissioner for Health, Prof. Augustine Umoh while receiving the items on behalf of the state government urged other corporate organizations in the state to join hands with the state government in developing the health sector to drive her A-R-I-S-E Agenda .
According to him, “it is with appreciation and joy in our heart that, we receive with a promise that they will be effectively utilized. We will monitor their utilization and ensure that this confidence by Ibom Air to the Ministry to get this to our people . We will ensure that this confidence will not be broken.
“I enjoined other well meaning companies and other corporate citizens as well other Nigerians to join Ibom Air and add value to the good work of His Excellency pastor Umo Eno in the healthcare sector”.
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