Bauchi launches eight-month project to reduce immunisation zero-dose cases

The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Board, with enactment from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and backing from the Republic of Korea, has commenced an eight-month task to trim zero-dose immunisation cases crossed the state.

The Executive Chairman of the Board, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, disclosed this during a one-day predisposition for authorities officials and section authorities superior healthcare directors held successful Bauchi.

He explained that the task is designed to fortify the uptake of regular immunisation successful targeted areas, adding that strategies person been developed to mobilise caregivers and amended entree to immunisation services.

According to him, the inaugural volition deploy aggregate work transportation platforms to scope children who person not received immoderate vaccines.

“The task is designed to trim immunisation zero-dose cases successful the state. It volition make strategies to heighten uptake done nutritional platforms, antenatal attraction clinics, and regular immunisation services, among others,” helium said.

Mohammed emphasised that immunisation remains captious to reducing puerility diseases and mortality, noting that unimmunised children are much susceptible to communicable diseases.

“If children are not immunis...