The Kebbi Government has deployed 215 special measles
vaccination teams to effectively cover communities at the border of Benin and
Niger Republic in the state.
Hajiya
Halima Dikko, Permanent Secretary, State Ministry of Health, said this during
the official inauguration of the 2017/2018 measles vaccination campaign on
Saturday in Bagudo.
Dikko said
the state had trained and deployed 1131 teams for the entire exercise, adding
that the exercise commenced on Nov. 9 in 11 local government areas (LGAs) of
the state.
She said
the exercise was in two phases, with 11 local government areas benefiting from
the first phase.
These LGAs
are: Bagudo, Dandi, Danko Wasagu, Fakai, Koko Besse, Ngaski, Sakaba, Suru,
Yauri and Zuru.
She added
that the state would mop up and review the exercise before the commencement of
the second phase of the exercise, which begins on Nov. 19 and ends on Nov. 24.
Dikko said
the second phase of the exercise would be conducted in Aliero, Arewa, Argungu,
Augie, Birnin Kebbi, Bunza, Gwandu, Jega, Kalgo, and Maiyama local government
areas.
According
to her, the state intends to vaccinate not less than 850,000 children at the
end of the exercise.
Similarly,
the State Governor, Sen Abubakar Bagudu, urged traditional leaders and other
key stakeholders to support the exercise.
He,
however, appealed to the leadership of herdsmen and fishermen, to ensure that
all eligible children, especially the children around border towns are
adequately vaccinated against measles.
Bagudu said
Bagudo local government area was one of the largest local government areas in
the state, adding that the local government shared borders with Benin Republic
According
to him, there was a high influx of people from the neighbouring Benin and Niger
Republic through Bagudo.
While
speaking on behalf of the partners, Mr Yahaya Akuso, State Coordinator,
National Primary Health Care Development Agency commended the timely release of
funds for the exercise.
He
reiterated that the commitment of partners to work with the state would bring
better health outcomes.
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