To mark the beginning of SMC mass drug administration in Nigeria, the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tanbuwal, hosted a launch event on 23rd July 2015.
Over 200 participants attended this launch, including policy makers, and high level government representatives, led by the Permanent Secretaries of the State Ministry of Health in Sokoto and Zamfara. Traditional and religious leaders were also present, including the Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Saad Abubakar the III, who thanked the government and ACCESS-SMC partners for "listening to the yearnings of the people, by focusing on the illness that currently needs the most attention."
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