Kwara vaccinates children, women against tetanus

Date: 2021-02-27

Kwara State Government on Saturday began a second round of Maternal Neonatal Tetanus Elimination programme across the 10 identified high risk local government areas of the State.

"This is taking place in designated health facilities and other areas where the targeted population can be easily reached between Saturday February 27 and March 3, 2021," Executive Secretary Kwara State Primary Healthcare Development Agency Dr Nusirat Elelu said in a statement.

"Girls, pregnant women and women between the ages of 15 years and 49 years can access the injection in health centres and temporary fixed posts in Asa, Baruten, Edu, Ilorin East, Ilorin West, Irepodun, Moro, Oke-Ero, Oyun and Patigi identified as high risk LGAs," she said.

Dr Elelu identified neonatal tetanus as one of the leading causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality which is a grossly under-reported disease. The statement added: "Without medical care mortality from NT is close to 100%, often exceeding 50% even with hospital care. Immunisation of women who are pregnant or of child bearing age reduces incidence of NT mortality by an estimated 94%. "Significant progress has been made in the reduction of the burden of neonatal mortality, still one newborn dies every 15 minutes from neonatal tetanus despite the availability of an effective intervention to prevent such unnecessary death."

The executive secretary explained that the state carried out risk analysis to identify the LGAs with high burden of MNT and a three round of anti-tetanus campaign has been designed to reach the eligible population.

"To achieve more progress in the Maternal Neonatal Tetanus Elimination programme, a risk analysis was done to identify the LGAs with high burden of MNT and a three round tetanus campaign planned to reach the eligible population. The first round was conducted late 2019," Dr Elelu added.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Tinubu Legacy Forum     Kwabes     Gbenga Awoyale     Muhammad Yahya     Www.Kwarareports.com     Jimoh Bashir     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Idofin     Borgu     Ojuekun     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Sunset Workers     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Oluronke Adeyemi     Amina El-Imam     Shuaib Jawondo     Wasiu Odewale     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Village Alive Development Association     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Al-Ilory     Femi Gbajabiamila     Aliyu Adebayo     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Babaloja-General     Ilorin Curfew     Bayer AG     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     IHS Towers     Offa Grammer School     Mujtabah Bature     Anilelerin     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     NTA Ilorin     Kabir Shagaya     Mohammed Saidu     Segun Ogunsola     Orisun Igbomina     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Ilorin General Hospital     Adeniyi Ojo     KWIRS     QuickWin     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Sobi Hill     Popo-Igbonna     Pategi     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Omoniyi Ayinla     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Tuesday Assayomo     Bukola Saraki     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Wole Oke     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Oba-Solagberu     Ilorin International Airport     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Shehu Salau     Erin-ile     Kunbi Titiloye     Ayodele Shittu     Yaru     Tunde Oyawoye     Alao Ayotunde     Saad Belgore     Kayode Zubair     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Ayobami Seriki     Balogun Gambari     Ibrahim Mohammed     Isaac Gbenle     Hamza Usman     Bayer Nigeria Limited    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Bluenile Associates     Mamatu Abdullahi     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Ilorin South     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     PharmAccess Foundation     Kayode Zubair     Monkey Pox     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Kamaldeen Gambari     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Abikan     Rasheed Jimoh     First Lady     Kannike     Olohungbebe     Kwara Apc     Ilorin Muslim Community     Kwara South     Marafan Shonga     University Road     March 18     Crystal Corner Shops     Idris Garuba     Busari Alabi Alausa     LAK Jimoh     Senate President     Emir Of Kano     Budo-Egba     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Iqra Books     Tsaragi     Minister     Odo-Owa     Baboko     Abubakar Aliagan     Ilorin Durbar     Hamza Usman     Ilofa     Saka Keji     NaAllah     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Trader Moni     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Ahmad Ali     Dele Belgore     Zaratu Umar     Ogbondoroko     Lukman Adeloyin     Amusa Bello     IsDB     Yusuf Aiyedun     Ali Ahmad     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Oniwasi Agbaye     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Ishaq Oloyede     Maryam Nurudeen     Gbenga Olawepo     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Demola Banu     Ahmad Uthman     Ayekale     Mohammed Yisa     Galadima     Kulende     Salihu S. Yaru     Basic Education Certificate Examination     SUBEB     Saheed Alakoso     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Arik     Ajayi Okasanmi