By JOHN KOMBECHONGWE District Commissioner, Evans Lupiya has called on the community to actively participate in the fight against malaria.Mr. Lupiya made the observation during the commemoration of the SADCC malaria week yesterday at Chainda clinic in Chongwe.This year’s commemoration was held under the theme “Community involvement is key to achieving zero malaria.”Mr. Lupiya said that the community must take the preventive and curative measures seriously. He said that interventions such as the use of treated mosquito nets and indoor residual spray must be embraced by all if malaria was to be eradicated.He also urged the community to support malaria intervention activities such as the indoor residual spray. He said that indoor residual spray operators must be welcomed by households because they were carrying out a service for the community’s well-being.Mr. Lupiya said that the community must not shun such interventions because they were meant to safeguard their health.He said that malaria had far reaching […]
CHONGWE DC CALLS FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN MALARIA FIGHT
