L-R: Category Manager, Mortein, RB, West Africa, Qaiser Rashid; Lagos State Malaria Elimination Programme Officer, Dr. Abimbola Osinowo; Mother of Mortein World Malaria Day Baby, Mrs Temitope Anofi and Marketing Director, RB West Africa, Mr. Silivrili Oghuzan and Mushin General Hospital, Chief Matron Ajayi Taiwo during a gift presentation to the WMD baby at Mushin General Hospital in commemoration of World Malaria Day.
Leading anti-malaria brand, Mortein from the stables of RB Nigeria Limited, a leader in health, hygiene and home care segment, presented gifts to babies bone on April 25, in commemoration of World Malaria Day.
Speaking at the event, the Marketing Director, RB, West Africa, Oguzhan Silivrili, said “Mortein is presenting gifts to these babies because we are very particular about malaria preventing especially in children. The children between 0-5 years are the most vulnerable group and they suffer the most from malaria scourge most in Africa”.
Silivrili decried the high malaria prevalence in Nigeria as ‘‘unacceptable’’, saying ‘‘malaria is responsible for 60 percent of outpatient visits to health facilities, 30 percent of childhood deaths, 25 percent of deaths in children under one year and 11 percent of maternal deaths.’’
L-R: Brand Manager Mortein, RB West Africa, Ejiro Iku; Admin Officer, Mushin General Hospital, Chief Matron Ajayi Taiwo; Mother of Mortein World Malaria Day Babies, Mrs Sanuth Rukayat; Marketing Director for West Africa, RB, Mr. Silivrili Oghuzan and Medical Officer of Health, Mushin Local Government, Dr. Hameed Obani; during a gift presentation to WMD babies in Mushin General Hospital in commemoration of World Malaria Day.
“In the last few years, we have moved pan-Nigeria with our Anti-Malaria Campaign by equipping Nigerians with the right information on how to protect themselves from mosquitoes and stay healthy. Our New Mum Programmes (NMP) has reached approximately 5 million new moms in the hospitals since inception; we also have the mobile clinic, Health On Wheels (HOW) going door-to-door across Nigeria and open market activations in top 15 states in Nigeria.’’ he stated.
Receiving the gift, one of the mothers, Mrs. Titilope Anofi said’ I really appreciate this gesture, it is a reminder that I should be more conscious of malaria prevention than I was during pregnancy’.
