Zoonotic Disease: Kwara State Receives 330,400 Doses of Anthrax Vaccines to Combat Disease Outbreak

Date: 2024-04-24

According to Report from Kwara State Government Facebook page, In a significant stride towards eradicating anthrax disease, the Kwara State Government has obtained 330,400 doses of anthrax vaccines from the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) via the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.

Expressing gratitude for the collaborative effort, Mrs. Oloruntoyosi Thomas, the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, lauded the Federal Government and L-PRES Project for their commitment to ensuring an anthrax-free state and Nigeria at large.

Mrs. Thomas pledged the state's dedication to effectively utilize the vaccines, emphasizing the importance of state-wide sensitization campaigns targeting livestock farmers and other stakeholders in the livestock value chain.

Similarly, Mrs. Funke Sokoya, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, commended the federal government's initiative in disease eradication and emphasized the need for enhanced cooperation among relevant bodies to prevent disease outbreaks.

Dr. Abdulateef Olugbon, the Director of Veterinary Services at the Kwara State Ministry of Agriculture, appealed to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, through L-PRES Project Office, for logistical support to overcome challenges hindering the administration of over 30,000 doses of anthrax vaccines.

Acknowledging the timely delivery of the vaccines, Mr. Olusoji Oyawoye, the State Project Coordinator (SPC), expressed optimism that the gesture would facilitate the successful implementation of the L-PRES animal health sub-component in the state.

Dr. Abubakar Sidiq, the team lead, disclosed that the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the L-PRES National Coordination office, has initiated the production of 13 million doses of anthrax vaccines for distribution nationwide, with 330,400 doses allocated to Kwara State. He highlighted the coordination efforts between the L-PRES Project Office and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture in providing necessary inputs and logistics for vaccine administration.

"National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) notified the National Office of L-PRES that the vaccines were ready to be delivered to the states, and we are here to officially handover these vaccines with the hope that they will be used judiciously and with the target of having a nation free of anthrax", Sidiq said.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Kwara Basketball Association     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Igbaja     Igosun     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Ahmed Dankaya     Abegunde Goke     ENetSuD     Sherif Shagaya     Shehu Adaramaja     Bello Oyedepo     Oke-opin     Rashidi Yekini     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     BIR     Turaki     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Kwara Liberation Group     Abubakar Baba     Fatimoh Lawal     Kwara Central     MATTA Girls Foundation     KWAFFA     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Air Peace     John Mayokun Dada     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Hausa     Ijakadi     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Kemi Adeosun     Al-Hikmah University     Yunus Lawal     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Sa\'adu Salahu     Baboko Primary School     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Lucky Omoluwa     Osinbajo     Hassanat Bello     Nurudeen Mohammed     Salake     Azeez Bello     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Moshood Bakare     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Idiagbon     Alore     Lola Ashiru     Yekini Adio     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Rapheal Ashaolu     Ibrahim Gambari     Paul Odama     Ahmed Alhasssan     John Dara     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     College Of Education     Jare Olatundun     Saeedat Aliyu     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Sulyman Buhari     Rueben Parejo     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Obuh     IFK     Goodluck Jonathan     Ganiyu Taofiq     Taofeek Sanusi     Communication Network Support Services     Oba Abu     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Elerin Of Erin-Ile     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Iliasu     Sulyman Tejidini     Moshood Mustapha     Al-Hikmah University     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Sai Kayi     Diagnostic Centre     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Sulu Gambari     Obayomi Azeez     Oni Adebayo     Amuda Musbau     Mubarak Oladosu     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Vasolar Consortium     Kola Shittu     Quarry Royal Valley     Age AbdulKareem     Baba Issa     Oye Tinuoye     2017 Budget     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Ibrahim Taiwo     Ilorin.Info     Budo Egba     IHS     Deji Ajani     Abdulazeez Arowona     International Vocational Centre     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Saba Jibril     Awoye     Bello Oyedepo     Magaji Erubu     Erin-ile     Bashiru Makama     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Yaru     Omotoso Musa     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Bayo Lawal     Bursary     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Amusa Bello     Durbar Festival     Chief Of Staff     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Okasanmi Ajayi     Seun Bolaji     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Matthew Babaoye     Sarah Jubril     Ilorin Talaka Parapo     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Femi Ogunsola     Balogun Gambari     Abdulwahab Ololele     TESCOM 2025     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Arinola Lawal     Saheed Popoola     Busari Alabi Alausa     Tunji Moronfoye     Rafiu Ajakaye     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Haliru Yahaya     Okin High School     Crystal Corner Shops