Kwara Govt to commence tetanus vaccination in 10 LGAs

Date: 2019-10-08

The Kwara Government says it will commence tetanus vaccination in 10 local government areas of the state from Oct. 12 to Oct. 16.

Dr Michael Oguntoye, the state Director of Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health, announced this during a meeting of stakeholders on Maternal, Neonatal Tetanus Elimination Campaign in Kwara.

Oguntoye noted that the vaccination would take place in local government areas that are volatile to the disease, including Asa, Baruten, Edu, Ilorin East, Ilorin West, Irepodun, Moro, Oke Ero, Oyun and Patigi.

The epidemiologist added that the state government had earlier paid its counterpart funding to support primary healthcare delivery in the state, which made it possible to commence series of intervention programmes on child killer diseases.

According to him, the programme would cover girls, women and pregnant mothers who are between ages 15 and 49 years.

He also stated added that it would involve use of fixed and temporary posts such as identified health facilities, schools, churches, mosques, traditional rulers palaces, motor parks and markets.

Dr Bankole Olugbenga, of the state Primary Health Care Development Agency, explained that tetanus is one of the six child killer diseases in Nigeria.

He described it a serious disease caused by a bacterial toxin that affects nervous system.

He added that it leads to painful muscle contractions, particularly of jaw (locked jaw) and neck muscles, while it can interfere with ability to breathe and can threaten life.

Olugbenga observed that neonatal tetanus is the leading cause of death in developing countries, such as Nigeria, where a high proportion of deliveries take place at home or in places where hygienic conditions may be poor.

The expert said that inadequate maternal vaccination contributes to the occurrence of the disease, saying that tetanus elimination needs continuous vaccination programmes because the spores are widespread in soil and faeces.

He said: "Newly born baby with tetanus has normal ability to suck and cry during the first two days of life and will be unable to suck normally and become stiff or has spasms between two and 28 days of age."

He warned that maternal tetanus, occurring during pregnancy or within six weeks of the end of pregnancy, can result in miscarriage or abortion. (NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Fatai Olodo     Saeedat Aliyu     Dan Iya     NITDA     Tsaragi-Share     Sarkin Malamai     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Olupako Of Share     Chief Imam Of Offa     Amuda Aluko     Arandun     Elelu     Grillo     Senate President     Sherif Sagaya     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Ademola Kiyesola     Kwara 2015     Aminat Omodara     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Haliru Yahaya     Ayo Opadokun     Sidikat Akaje     Laduba     Habeeb Saidu     Kwara NIPR     Face Masks     Oniye     Mogaji Aare     Fatimoh Lawal     Justina Oha     Femi Oladiji     First Lady     20 Billion Bond     Sardauna     Idris Garba     Quareeb Islamic Association     Salman Suleiman     Rasaq Jimoh     Sadiq Umar     Albert Ogunsola     ASUU     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Shehu Adaramaja     Valsolar     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     TVC Female National Debate     Makama     Bareke     Awoye     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     08001000100     NTA Ilorin     Rueben Parejo     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Segun Olawoyin     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Makama Of Ilorin     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Abegunde Goke     Matthew Babaoye     Abatemi Usman     Age AbdulKareem     Share/Tsaragi     Col. Taiwo     CCB     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Doyin Awoyale     Michael Ologundea     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Unilorin     Lanre Jimoh     Pakata Development Association     Undergraduate Bursary     Universal Basic Education Commission     KWIRS     Revenue Court     Bolaji Nagode     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Alliance For Democracy     Owode Market     Kulende-UITH     Sanusi Abubakar     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Idofin     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Bello Bature     Moses Salami     Metro Park     2017 Budget     Aminat Ahmed     Ganiyu Taofiq     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Ike Ekweremadu     Jimoh Akani     Government High School Adeta     Wole Oke     KWSUED     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Alao Ayotunde     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Afetu Of Alabe     Kassim Babamale     Council Of The Wise     IYA YUSUF     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Fatimoh Lawal     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Kwara 2019     Kwara Hotel     Oba-Solagberu     Ghali Muhammed     NAWOJ     Muslim Cementary     Curfew     Jaiz Bank     Ado Ibrahim     Sunday Popo-Ola     Sango-UITH Road     Bukola Saraki     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     High Court     Oniyangi     Admiralty Villa     Kumbi Titilope     Mohammed Halidu     Bareke     Femi Gbajabiamila     MMWG     Binta Abubakar Mora     Mahe Abdulkadir     Kwara Apc     Gbemi Saraki     Read With Me     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Buari Edun     Sanitation Exercise     Otuka     Florence Saraki     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Mary Arinde     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     M.Y. Abdulrahaman