Ibom Air has handed over 50,000 doses of anti-malaria medicines to the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Health.
The airline made the donation on Friday as part of activities to mark World Malaria Day.
The medicines include 30,000 doses of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine, 10,000 doses of Lokmal DT, and 10,000 doses of Paracetamol DT.
Officials will send them to health facilities across the state so that pregnant women and children can receive treatment when they need it.
Aniekan Essienette, group manager for marketing and communication at Ibom Air, said the move forms part of the airline’s FAMPact programme.
This effort focuses on malaria prevention and care for pregnant women and children in communities where the disease remains common.
He added that the theme for this year’s World Malaria Day – “Driven to end malaria, Now we can, Now we must” – matches the goals of the programme.
Through FAMPact, Ibom Air wants to encourage more talk about prevention and help protect those most at risk.
Malaria continues to affect many families in Nigeria, and children along with pregnant women often face the highest chances of falling seriously ill.
The drugs will go straight into the state’s malaria control efforts and reach people who attend public health centres.
Ibom Air operates as the state-owned airline and has run similar health projects in the past.
This latest step shows the company’s continued interest in issues that matter to people in Akwa Ibom.
State health officials welcomed the support and said the medicines will help ease pressure on facilities that treat malaria cases every day.
No one expects the donation to solve the problem alone, but it adds useful supplies at a time when awareness activities take place across the country.
The handover happened in Uyo, and both sides hope the medicines will reach families quickly so that fewer people suffer from the effects of malaria in the weeks and months ahead.
