FG immunises 37m Nigerian kids

Federal Government is immunizing 37 million under -5-years old Nigerian children for the 2015 September round of sub - National Immunization Days SIPDs.

A press statement from the Primary Health Care Development Agency’s spokesman, Alhaji Saadu Salahu, last night said the exercise, which is taking place in 13 states in the northern part of the country began yesterday September 5 and ends on Tuesday September 8th, 2015.

The states participating in the exercise are Borno, Yobe, Kaduna, Niger, Sokoto, Adamawa and Zamfara. Others are Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Bauchi and Taraba.

The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Ado Muhammad disclosed this to newsmen while monitoring the exercise at Sabon Wuse in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State.

He disclosed that a total of 39 million doses of Trivalent Oral Polio Vaccine (TOPV) had been released and distributed to all the political wards in the 13 participating states.

Dr. Muhammad

disclosed

that sequel to the vaccination of President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, state governors were demonstrating equal impressive political commitment to sustaining the current gains of one year without polio transmission in the country.

This great achievement, Dr. Muhammad recalled with great delight, attracted commendation of the President of United States, President Barack Obama, the United Nations Secretary General, Dr. Ban-ki Moon ,WHO Director General, Margaret Chan and other international organizations.

He commended all health workers and Nigerians in general for their sustained dedication and patriotism, leading to non - transmission of a single case of polio in Nigeria.

The Executive Director expressed optimism that Nigeria would attain polio - free certification by 2019.

Also speaking, the Executive Secretary, Niger state Primary Health Care Agency, Dr. Aliyu Yabagi reiterated the commitment of the Niger State Government to sustaining a polio free country and improved routine immunisation.