Health ministry receives malaria control drugs worth sh59m

Nov 28, 2018

Ficam VC is one of the trade names of an insecticide called Bendiocarb to control bedbugs, wasps, flies and most importantly, mosquitoes which bring malaria.

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Following a meeting held this year in April between the C.E.O of Pilgrim Africa, Dorothy Echodo, the ministry raised malaria as one of the most pressing and challenging issues faced by most referral hospitals in Uganda.

It was this concern that prompted Pilgrim Africa, an international organisation with regional and national interventions in education and Public Health, to procure and distribute Ficam VC insecticides.

Ficam VC is one of the trade names of an insecticide called Bendiocarb to control bedbugs, wasps, flies and most importantly, mosquitoes which bring malaria. It can be sprayed inside hospital wards to control and prevent mosquitoes from spreading the plasmodium virus which causes malaria.

On November 26, Pilgrim fulfilled its promise to the Ministry of Health and delivered the Ficam VC insecticides. The three main referral hospitals in Kampala i.e Kiruddu, Kawempe and Mulago Referral Hospital were the only beneficiaries of this donation.

The handover ceremony took place at the organisation's head office in Bugolobi, Kampala and it was between Pilgrim Africa officials and representatives of the three hospitals.

  rtege  third left together with officials from the three referral hospitals signing documents after receiving icamsachets Dr.Ntege ( third left) together with officials from the three referral hospitals signing documents after receiving Ficam-sachets

 

Angella Amuron, the country director of Pilgrim Africa revealed that more research on malaria control is ongoing in Katakwi together with help from Bill and Melinda gates foundation and this is going to render more help in the fight against malaria.

Ministry of Health shows appreciation

Dr. Charles Ntege, senior advisor of Entomology at National Malaria Control Programme under Ministry of Health, applauded Pilgrim Africa's efforts to support government in controlling malaria.

"Malaria and other infections are mostly spread and contracted in hospitals. Therefore, if hospital premises are not protected, several patients and non-patients continue to be in danger. What this organisation has done is going to help us kick out malaria from hospitals starting with the main referrals in Kampala," Ntege explained

Dr. Ntege also urged the hospitals that benefited to ensure sustainability of the use of these insecticides so that malaria can be kicked out completely.  

"The best way to use these insecticides is by Indo Residual Spray method. Hospital entomologists are advised to train hospital staff on how to use these insecticides effectively so as to realise the intended results," Ntege urged.

Alex Busuulwa, a doctor from Mulago Hospital also thanked the organisation for the malaria insecticides. He noted that since Mulago has very many patients that come in everyday, malaria is one of the diseases they can easily get infected with if not prevented efficiently.

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