 As part of efforts to commemorate the day, the Association of Civil Society on Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition, Akumen, has conducted free malaria tests on residents of Bakungu community in Minna and Niger state. The state coordinator of the group Kalejai Olasukomi said that it was collaborating with the state government to provide free healthcare services to the public. Aside from the free malaria tests, the group also conducted blood pressure tests, sugar level, HIV, AIDS and distributed face masks.