Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, Dr Faruk Umar Abubakar, has said the state is poised to eradicate tropical diseases.
He made the promise while speaking at the 2025 World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day, organised by the ministry, in collaboration with Sight Savers.
Abubakar said the state government had made remarkable progress in the fight against tropical diseases. The commissioner, however, admitted that the state was still contending with five key tropical diseases.
According to him, the diseases are trachoma, onchocerciasis, lymphatic, filariasis, schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths.
In his remarks, the State Programme Manager, NTDs, Suleiman Mohammed Wamakko, urged the people to always observe hygienic practices.
Other personalities who delivered goodwill messages at the event were Special Adviser to the Governor on Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Muhammad Bello Marnona; Director General of State Drugs and Medical Supply Management Agency, Pharmacist Umar Attahiru, and DG of SOCHEMA, Yusuf Abu Abdulkarim, Director Public Health, Dr. Abdulganiyyu Yusuf and representatives of development partners.
