Kwara State Launches Intensive Polio Immunisation Drive for Children: Ensuring a Safer Tomorrow

Date: 2024-04-21

According to a report from Punch newspaper, Kwara State Government has embarked on a new phase of polio immunisation campaign targeting children under the age of five within the state's borders.

Commencing from Saturday, April 20th to Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024, this campaign aims to reach every corner of the state, as revealed during the flag-off ceremony by Dr Nusirat Elelu, the Executive Secretary of the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency.

Elelu said, “I enjoin all parents, caregivers, religious houses, schools, and Quranic institutions to make eligible children available for vaccination as the teams move from house to house, markets, religious houses, and schools.

“All children 0-5 years are expected to be vaccinated irrespective of their previous vaccination status. Let me reiterate that the vaccine is safe, efficacious, and does not have an overdose.”

Expressing the importance of this initiative, Dr Elelu highlighted the severity of poliomyelitis (polio) and its transmission modes, underlining the necessity of safeguarding children against this infectious disease.

Although Nigeria has attained polio-free certification, Dr Elelu stressed the need to uphold this achievement by maintaining high levels of immunity among vulnerable populations through supplementary and routine immunisation efforts like the ongoing campaign.

With over 2,034 vaccination teams deployed to conduct house-to-house visits, the objective is to immunize as many children as possible, ensuring a healthier and polio-free future for Kwara State.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Illyasu Abdullahi     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     George Funsho Adebayo     Sarah Alade     Roheemat Hammed     Buari Edun     Edret Sabi Abel     Olatunde Olukoya     Kwara Consultative Forum     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Mahe Abdulkadir     HYPPADEC     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Jaigbade Alao     Oladimeji Thompson     March 28     Amosa     Olusegun Adeniyi     Ibrahim Jawondo     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Ayo Adeyemi     Mohammed Abdulahi     Government House     Lawal Jimoh     Saad Omo\'ya     LEAH Charity Foundation     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Nigeria Computer Society     Aliyu Muyideen     Alaiye     Ike Ekweremadu     IHS     Emir Of Shonga     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Charcoal     Shoprite     Gbenga Awoyale     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     TIIDELab     Halidu Danbaba     Moshood Bakare     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Saka Adeyemo     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Yusuf Abubakar     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Alore     Tafidan Kaiama     Isiaka Abdulrazak     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Olokoba Sulyman     Abdulraheem Olesin     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Ifelodun     Offa Grammer School     Kwha.gov.ng     Olugbense     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Atiku Abubakar     Kunle Suleiman     Mary Arinde     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Kpotum Mohammed Baba     Labaeka     Gaa Olobi     James Ayeni     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Tayo Awodiji     Saka Balikis Kehinde     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Post-utme     Jumoke Gafar     Okiki     Garba Dogo     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Zara Umar     Abdulkarim Adisa     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Funmilayo Oniwa     Sheikh Ariyibi     Sabi     Wale Oladepo     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     A.E. Afolabi     Femi Agbaje     Olatunji Ayeni     Basit Olatunji     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Bashirat Bola Bello     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Ijagbo Health Centre     John Mayokun Dada     Wahab Egbewole     Kubra Kazum     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Yusuf Lawal     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Henry Makinwa     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Manzuma     Ali Ahmad     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Saad Belgore     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode     Christopher Ayeni     Yoruba     Makama Of Ilorin     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Biliaminu Aliu     Ishaq Abdulkarim     Salman Alada     Mamatu Abdullahi     Sodiya     Kawu Baraje     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     IYA ALFA NLA     Olabimpe Olani     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Baruten     Issa Oloruntogun     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Tunji Arosanyin     Musa Aibinu     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Emir Of Ilorin     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Kulende-UITH     Saadu Yusuf     Baakini     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Rueben Parejo     NITDA     ITEM 7     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Unilorin     Orisa Bridge     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Olatunde Oyeyiola