Lagos sets vaccination plan for 1,600 intending Hajj pilgrims

The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has finalised arrangements for the vaccination of astir 1,600 intending pilgrims from the authorities up of this year’s Hajj successful the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Board Secretary, AbdulHakeem Ajomagberin, disclosed successful a connection issued done the Director of Public Affairs, Taofeek Lawal, that the workout is designed to guarantee compliance with planetary wellness standards and facilitate a creaseless pilgrimage process.

He explained that pilgrims would person vaccines for meningitis, oral polio, yellowish fever, and influenza arsenic portion of the pre-departure requirements.

Ajomagberin besides called for the practice of officials from the Port Health Services Nigeria to guarantee the seamless behaviour of the exercise.

The vaccination programme, scheduled to beryllium carried retired connected a section authorities basis, volition commence connected Monday astatine the Shamsi Adisa Thomas, SAT, Mosque Hall, First Secretariat, GRA, Ikeja.

According to the timetable released by the board, intending pilgrims from Agege and Somolu volition statesman the exercise, followed by those from Ajeromi, Apapa, and Ojo connected April 21. Participants from Alimosho, Amuwo-Odofin, and Badagry are slated for April 22.

Pilgrims from Ikeja, Oshodi-Isolo, Mushin, and Surulere volition beryllium attended to connected Thursday, portion those from Ikorodu, ...