Nigeria, May 10 -- The Dangote Cement company has launched a malaria intervention programme for host communities in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State.

With the launch, the cement manufacturing company has begun to administer free anti-malaria treatments to residents in host communities.

This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday, 9 May.

According to the Group Head of Sustainability, Dangote Cement Plc, Igazeuma Okoroba, the programme was initiated to improve access to quality health care in host communities.

Mrs Okoroba described the relationship between the company and host communities as robust while noting that the goal is to bring health care closer and reduce the risk of malaria among the people.

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