Chèvron Nigeria Limited, CNL’s partnerships with other organizations such as the Corporate Alliance for Malaria in Africa and PATH, two non-governmental organizations, through the National Malaria Elimination Programme, have helped in enhancing the support of the government’s vision to end malaria in Nigeria.
Platforms Africa reports that Rick Kennedy, CNL’s Chairman and Managing Director, who said this, explained that the partnership between Chevron and Global Fund is an example of how Chevron is contributing strategically to the development of Nigeria by helping to improve the health of its people.
He affirmed that Chevron has been one of the largest Global Fund corporate partners and its partnership focuses on capacity development initiatives, joint advocacy and communications campaigns, and other local initiatives. “Chevron also encourages its staff to share their skills with the local programs to help improve grant reach and performance,” he added.
WHO recently recommended the world’s first malaria vaccine, RTS, S/ASO1, for children at risk in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate or high transmission of malaria. Also, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has approved funding for a malaria vaccination programme, which is open to different countries.
With a new grant from Chevron Corporation, PATH will support the Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria to inform their decision to adopt the malaria vaccination programme. Chevron and PATH view the vaccine adoption decision as key to ensuring that any future introduction of malaria vaccines in Nigeria reaches children in greatest need first. Chevron has also partnered with the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, a non-governmental organization, in building resilient health systems in Nigeria.
CNL has continued to receive commendation for its commitment to the fight against malaria in Nigeria from both government and non-governmental organizations including the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and TruContact, a Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainability monitoring organization, for its outstanding contributions to the provision of basic health services to the local communities of the Niger Delta.
Esimaje Brikinn, General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs explains further on CNL’s commitment to health development in Nigeria. “For us at Chevron, we are committed to adding value to communities where we do business. In this regard, we focus our social investments on health, education, and economic development, and we are always open to partnerships that will add value to the living conditions of Nigerians,” he declared.
