Over 1 Million Kwara Children to Receive Polio Vaccine in Statewide Campaign

Date: 2024-10-23

The Kwara State government has announced plans to vaccinate over one million children across the state's 16 local government areas as part of its polio vaccination campaign. Nusirat Elelu, the Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, made this known on Tuesday during the launch of a three-day Local Immunisation Day (LID) event in Ilorin.

Ms Elelu stated that 300,000 children are set to be vaccinated during the LID, with the broader polio vaccination campaign aiming to reach over one million children under the age of two.

“The polio vaccination campaign, which will commence from October 26 to October 29, is a round of outbreak responses to circulating mutant variants of polio.

“This campaign is meant to prevent childhood paralysis due to the polio virus. All children 0–5 years old are expected to be vaccinated irrespective of their previous vaccination status.

“The vaccine is safe, efficacious and does not have an overdose.

“Immunisation provides protection against life-threatening vaccine-preventable diseases such as tuberculosis, pneumonia, diarrhoea, influenza, meningitis, and cancers and can reduce most post-neonatal under-five mortality,” she said.

The executive secretary also explained that the three-day routine LID immunisation, which commenced on Monday and would end on Wednesday, would protect children under two years.

She noted that the immunisation would take place across all healthcare facilities and outreach posts.

“All parents, caregivers, religious houses, schools, and Quranic institutions should make eligible children available for vaccination as the team moves from houses to markets, religious houses and schools,” she said.

(NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Manzuma     Elelu     Baakini     Osi     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Shoprite     CELF     Ebola     07039448763     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Overland     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Sabi     Deji Ajani     Shettima     Lithium     Magaji Are     Raliat AbdulRazaq     John Olajide Adedipe     Idris Garba     Laduba     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Alaro     Ado Bayero     Danhawa     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Mohammed Danjuma     Ajikobi     Salami Adekunle     Universal Basic Education Commission     Okin High School     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Suleiman Abubakar     Abdulwahab Ololele     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Moses Adekanye     ANCOPPS     KSIRS     Eghe Igbinehin     Ita-Nmo Market     Bolaji Aladie     Fola Consultant     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Moses Rahman Popoola     Afeyin-Olukuta     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Bilikisu Gambari     Taofik Abdulkareem     Rashidi Yekini     Balikis Jawondo     Azeez Bello     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Democracy Day     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Sai Kayi     Siraj Oyewale     Bilikis Oladimeji     Quareeb Islamic Association     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Kuliyan Geri     Patigi Regatta     Nnazua     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Jaigbade Alao     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Aliyu Adebayo     Iqra Books     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Grillo     Razaq Atunwa     Abdulahi Abubakar Bata    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Babatunde Idiagbon     Modupe Oluwole     Omoniyi Ayinla     Post-utme     Maryam Ado Bayero     Ali Ahmad     Agbarigidoma     Noah Yusuf     Millennium Development Goals     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Memunat Monsuma     Isin     Aliyu Muyideen     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Curfew     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Kale Belgore     Abikan     Adaramaja     Omotoso Musa     Saadu Yusuf     Halidu Danbaba     Ramadan     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Belgore     Earlyon Technologies     Bolaji Aladie     Emmanuel Bello     Wahab Abayawo     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Senate President     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Niguel Gallando Marcias     AbdulRauf Keji     Ndama Al-hassan     Ayodele Shittu     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     KWACOBPA     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Congress For National Consensus     Baba-Isale     Moses Salami     Laolu Saraki     Mike Omotosho     Micheal Imoudu     Theophilus Oyebiyi     SUBEB     Magaji Nda     Rafiu Olasile     Old Oyo     Baboko     Dan-Kazeem     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Basit Olatunji     Yaman     Ganiyu Taofiq     Sarah Alade     Taofeeq Olateju     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Kale Ayo     NULGE     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Tafida Of Ilorin     Jaiz Bank     Fatai Olodo     SGBN     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     KwaraLearn     BECE     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Amos Justus Sayo     Lateef Ademola Olatunji