BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
A pharmaceutical company, Reals Pharmaceutical Ltd, has partnered Enugu State Government in its avowed move to eliminate malaria in the state’s 17 council areas.
The Sales and Marketing Director of the pharmaceutical firm, Mr Kunle Adesoye, disclosed the partnership on Tuesday in Enugu while presenting 100 doses of malaria drug – Malwood Tablets – to the state Commissioner for Health, Prof. George Ugwu.
Adesoye, who was represented by Pharm. Lucky Nwajei, Business Manager of the firm, commended the visionary leadership of Gov Peter Mbah, “whose administration continues to demonstrate decisive commitment in driving impactful health interventions”.
According to him, as stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem, we see immense value in forging a strong public-private partnership with the Enugu State Government to scale up access, awareness, and innovation in malaria control.
“We are therefore eager to explore sustained collaboration with the Ministry in areas such as community outreach expansion, healthcare provider engagement, and improved access to effective anti-malarial therapies across the State.
“Kindly accept this donation as both a contribution and a commitment of our pledge to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the government and good people of Enugu State in the drive to end malaria.
“Thank you for your leadership and for the opportunity to partner in this life-saving mission,” he said.
In commemorating 2026 World Malaria Day (WMD) in under the theme: “Driven to End Malaria: Now We Can, Now We Must”, Adesoye said that the firm aligns with the Ministry of Health to kick-out malaria in all its entirety.
The director said that to strengthen the firm’s support of the state’s urgent call to action to end malaria now, we had donate 100 doses of Malwood Tablets (Artemether/Lumefantrine 80/480mg).
“Malwood malaria drug —a high-quality, WHO-recommended Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy (ACT)—to be deployed during the State’s free malaria testing and treatment outreach.
“These medicines are specifically intended to provide immediate, life-saving treatment to individuals who test positive, ensuring that diagnosis is swiftly matched with effective care,” he said.
The director noted that the intervention goes beyond a donation; it reflected the firms unwavering commitment to closing treatment gaps, strengthening community-level care, and actively contributing to malaria elimination efforts in Enugu State.
Adesoye said that the company recognised that access to quality-assured ACTs remains a critical pillar in winning the fight against malaria—and we are fully invested in that mission.
Responding, Ugwu lauded Reals Pharmaceutical Ltd for the support to the state at a critical time when action is needed by all stakeholders to “totally eliminate malaria out of the state.’
The commissioner said, “Today, we have got another partner and the scope of our stakeholders keep increasing.
“This is in recognition and appreciation of the numerous health sector projects, programmes and interventions of our health-loving Governor, Dr Peter Ndubuisi Mbah.”
