From Abubakar Rabilu Gombe The Chairman of Balanga Local Government Area in Gombe State, Ibrahim Salisu Jatau, has appealed to parents and guardians to ensure their children receive the polio vaccine, assuring…
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Warawa surpasses polio immunisation target with 59,391 children vaccinated — Health Educator
Warawa Local Government Area of Kano State has successfully vaccinated 59,391 children during the just-concluded polio immunisation campaign, surpassing its original target of 57,754 children. The Health Educator of Warawa LGA, Bello…
ADSPHCDA Begins Fresh Routine Immunization, Targets Over 1.3 Million Children
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ADSPHCDA) has launched a fresh round of routine polio vaccination targeting children aged 0 to 5 years across the state….
Plateau: UNICEF launches campaign to maintain Polio at zero level
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has in conjunction with Plateau state flag off its campaign to maintain polio virus at zero level by engaging a joint team of…
UNICEF Urges Jigawa Govt, LG Chairmen to Release Counterpart Funding for Polio Immunisation
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on the Jigawa State Government and the Chairmen of all 27 Local Government Areas to release their counterpart funding for…
Adamawa targets over 1.4 million for polio eradication immunization as UNICEF support exercise
From Umar Dankano, Yola United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF and the Adamawa state government have urge parents and guardians to as a matter of almost importance forward their wards for the proposed…
Polio Immunization: Jigawa, UNICEF Target 1.9 Million Children
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is set to immunize at least 1.9 million children during the 2025 polio vaccination exercise….
FG, Kano Govt. Partner To End Polio, Reduce Maternal Mortality
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Ali Pate, has said that the Federal Government is partnering with the Kano State Government to eradicate polio virus in…
FG Awards Kano for Leading Fight Against Maternal, Neonatal Mortality as Gov. Yusuf Vows to Combat Polio
By Mustapha Salisu The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Coordinating Ministry on SWAP Governance, Coordination, and Subnational Engagement, has recognized Kano State as the first in the country to be activated…
WHO, SPHCB, Igabi LGA Urge Parents to Support Polio Immunization
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The Kaduna State Primary Healthcare Board (SPHCB), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has commenced another round of polio immunization across the state. The Chairman of…
KNSG is Committed to Eradicating Polio, says Kano Deputy Governor
The Kano state government has reiterated its stance and commitment towards eradicating the polio virus in the state. The Deputy Governor and Chairman State Taskforce Committee on Immunization, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam, made…
Kano: Gov. Yusuf launches 2024 polio eradication campaign
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has launched the 2024 Polio Eradication Campaign in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of the state. This reaffirmed his administration’s dedication to eradicating the polio virus…
Jigawa Targets 1.2 Million Children in Polio Vaccination Drive
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse Jigawa State is gearing up for a massive polio vaccination campaign aiming to reach 1.2 million children under the age of five. The four-day exercise, with an additional…
Adamawa gov’t commences statewide polio immunization for children
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa state government has commenced a four-day statewide polio virus vaccination exercise for children of zero to fifty nine months old. Executive Chairman of the State Primary…
Parents urged to make their children available for polio immunization
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Parents and caregivers in Kaduna State have been urged to make their children less than five years of age available for immunization during the next round of the…
Plateau Governor, Mutfwang flags off National Immunisation Plus Days’ Campaign, calls for total compliance
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau state Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has flagged off the National Immunisation Plus Days Campaign in Jos to combat the spread of polio virus in the state. Mutfwang, represented…
KNSG vows to tackle Polio resurgence, flags-off vaccination exercise
In response to the resurgence of Polio Virus in some states of the Federation, Kano state government has pledged its commitment to support the fight against the disease. The State Governor, Alh….
Kaduna Govt, Development Partners set for polio vaccination exercise
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Kaduna State Government in collaboration with Development Partners have announced the commencement of another Polio eradication campaign in the State. This was contained in a statement that was…
FG to end polio Dec – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria is committed to eradicating variant poliovirus by the end of the year. He added that the Federal Government would work with state governments to address concerns…