Kwara vaccinates 197, 269 children against measles

Date: 2018-03-11

About 197,269 children have been vaccinated against measles in the first phase of the programme in Kwara State.

The first phase which began early this month, covers eight local government areas, according to state officials.

The beneficiary council areas are Asa, Baruten, Edu, Ekiti, Is in, Oyun, Ilorin West and Ifelodun, while the Second Phase will cover Ilorin South, Kaima, Patigi, Oke-Ero, Irepodun, Offa Ilorin East and Moro.

A total of 404,703 children are targeted for the entire programme, as state officials promised to ensure complete coverage of the captured areas.

While flagging off the campaign Governor Abdulfattah Ahmed had warned that on no account should parents deprive their children a secure future and a healthy life on the basis of cultural and religious beliefs.

According to him the state government had put in place strategies to reduce the burden of measles and placed a high premium on Primary Health Care and Routine Immunisation.

"The government has supported Primary Health Care activities by paying the counterpart fund for this Measles Vaccination Campaign and the biannual Maternal, New-born Child Health (MNCH) Week which is aimed at delivering high impact interventions to mothers and children", he said.

Ahmed also assured Kwarans that the forthcoming State Health Insurance Scheme would also ensure that quality and affordable health care services, including immunization, are accessible to all citizens of the State regardless of their economic status.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ajeigbe     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Lawal Jimoh     Taofik Abdulkareem     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Afonja Descendants Union     Basit Olatunji     Abdulwaheed Musa     Dairo Kunle Paul     Fulani     Ilesha-Gwanara     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Convocation Ceremonies     Saliu Ajia     Isa Aremu     Raimi Iyanda     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Shuaib Jawondo     Kubra Kazum     Nurudeen Muhammed     Abiodun Oyedepo     Dele Momodu     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Saliu Tunde Bello     Yakub Lai Gobir     Shagari     Kunle Akogun     Eleja     KWASEIC     Oke-opin     Tunde Akanbi     Communication Network Support Services     Kola Olota     Offa Poly     Saduki Lafiagi     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Kwarareports     Lanre Jimoh     Musa Aibinu     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Rafiu Ibrahim     Titus Ashaolu     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Monsurat Omotosho     Olohungbebe     Abubakar Suleiman     Ilorin Metro Park     Kwara South     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Bibire Ajape     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Raheem Adaramaja     KWASAA     Yusuf Abubakar     Erubu Oba Zubair     Playing Host     Nagode     Bolaji Nagode     Folashade Omoniyi     Charles Ibitoye     GANZY     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Oke Sunna     Kisira     Medview Airlines     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Kwha.gov.ng     Simeon Ajibola     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     ASUU     Durosinlohun Kawu     Taofik Abdulkareem     Ishaq Abdulkarim     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Sidikat Akaje     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Ilorin Muslim Community     Yetunde Balogun     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Henry Olaosebikan     Leke Ogungbe     Elekoyangan     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Salihu Ajia     Afeyin-Olukuta     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Olaitan Buraimoh     Bashirat Bola Bello     Kola Ologbondiyan     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Sarakite     Amasa     Owode Market     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Quareeb     Omar Gambari     Ilorin Durbar     Park     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Hassan Taiye Salam     Col. Taiwo     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Opobiyi     Khairat Gwadabe     Yakub Lai Gobir     Osuwa     Lanre Badmus     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Okoolowo     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Kazeem Gbolagade     Police Commissioner     Gurei     Ashiru     Metro Park     Yoonus Lawal     Obayomi Azeez     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Yakub Ali-Agan     Popo-Igbonna     Kwara State Polytechnic     Mohammed Danjuma     Laboratory-to-Product     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     NIPR     Kwara     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Okin Group     Osi     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Sa\'adu Salahu     Sobi     Kwabes     High Court     Olaoye B. Felix     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Femi Ogunsola     Haleeman Salman     Babaloja-General