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.

Abubakar Usman Jos     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Temi Kolawole     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Ajakaye     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Haleeman Salman     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Kwara 2019     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Shettima Of Ilorin     Rotimi Oyedepo     Hassan Oyeleke     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Bolaji Nagode     CKNG     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Akeem Olatunji     Jalala     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     SWAN     Noah Yusuf     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Isiaq Khadeejah     Tanke Road     New Nigeria People’s Party     Oloye     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     AbdulRahman Saad     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Kolawole Akande     Kwara State Government     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Esuwoye     Iyabo Adewuyi     African Democratic Congress     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Umaru Saro     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Issa Oloruntogun     Kawu     MalHub     All Peoples Party     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Just Event Online     Kwara Hotel     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Ramat Oganija     Kolade Solagberu     Aliyu Salihu     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Baruten     Durosinlohun Atiku     Egbejila     Haliru Dantoro     Olaoye B. Felix     Yahaya Jibril Usman     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Agboola Babatunde     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Yetunde Balogun     Aiyedun     Shagari     Kale Ayo     Communication Network Support Services     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Ahmad Belgore     CACOVID Palliatives     Mufutau Olatinwo     Abatemi Usman     Alapansapa     Agboola Abdulraheem     Musibau Akanji     Baba Idris     Taofeek Ibraheem    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Offa Grammer School     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Kwara University Of Education     Aliyu Salihu     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Lukman Adeloyin     Alagbado     Makama Of Ilorin     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     Kwara Restoration Project     Doyin Agbamu     Bond     Olam Food Ingredients     Folorunsho Alao     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Maryam Nurudeen     KWASSIP     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     Kolade Solagberu     Odo-Owa     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Pacify Labs     Ridwan Agboola     Osuwa     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Michael Nzwekwe     Ajase-Ipo     Tunji Oyawoye     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Aisha Buhari     MAI Akande     Sunset Workers     Babatunde Idiagbon     Afonja     Shonga     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Idris Garuba     Christopher Odetunde     Sidikat Alaya     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Akume     Aisha Gobir     Kamaldeen Gambari     Isiaq Khadeejah     National Broadcasting Commission     Guber Aspirant     Abdulwahab Ololele     Jani Ibrahim     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Demola Banu     Musa Yeketi     Mamman Saba Jibril     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Tanke     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     New Model Police Station     Yekini Adio     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Firdaos Amasa     Bankole Omisore     Tsaragi/Share     Mufti Of Ilorin     SARS     Amule     AbdulRauf Keji     Madawaki     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Plat Technologies Limited     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Ajibola Ademola Julius     NNPP     Anilelerin     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Peter Amogbonjaye     Saka Onimago     NURTW