{
  "id": 264296,
  "title": "Nigeria: Kano Suspends Malaria Prevention Activities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/nigeria-kano-suspends-malaria-prevention-activities",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-07T11:23:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica Health",
    "slug": "allafrica-health",
    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202608070274.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Kano State Government has temporarily halted its Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) programme, initiating an investigation into its execution, according to a statement released by the state's Ministry of Health. The suspension, announced by Kano's PR Officer Nabulisi Abubakar Kofar Na Isa, aims to conduct a thorough review of the program's planning, distribution, and implementation processes. All ongoing field operations, distributions, and community engagement activities under the SMC programme have been suspended until the review is complete. An investigative committee chaired by the Director General of the State AIDS Control Agency (SACA), Usman Bashir, will examine various aspects of the programme, including operations, documentation, personnel records, and implementation activities. The committee comprises representatives from multiple state health-related bodies, including the State Primary Healthcare Management Board, Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency, Hospitals Management Board, Kano Centre for Disease Control, Kano Health Trust Fund, and Private Health Institutions Management Agency. The Ministry of Health has directed the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, implementing partners, and stakeholders to submit approved work plans, distribution records, and candidate lists for verification. The government has pledged its commitment to transparency and accountability in health programs and assured development partners and the public that the review is designed to enhance programme delivery.",
  "summary": "[Daily Trust] Kano -- The Kano State Government has suspended its Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention, SMC, programme activities and constituted a committee to investigate its implementation.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}