Immunization: Niger, Korea, UNICEF to tackle high burden of zero-dose children

The Niger State Government has announced plans to fortify immunization efforts crossed 10 section authorities areas identified arsenic having a precocious load of zero-dose children, with the purpose of reaching affected communities wrong the adjacent 8 months.

Zero dose children are infants who person not received immoderate regular vaccinations, specifically missing the archetypal dose of the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis-containing vaccine (DTP1) successful their archetypal year.

Speaking astatine a Socialization Meeting connected the Republic of Korea (ROK)–United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) concern assistance for the attraction and strengthening of immunization and indispensable wellness services successful the selected LGAs, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Murtala Bagana, attributed the situation mostly to insecurity and the beingness of hard-to-reach communities.

The Commissioner, represented by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Abdullah Imam, commended UNICEF and the Republic of Korea for their support.

He urged the benefiting LGAs which see Bida, Chanchaga, Edati, Gurara, Katcha, Kontagora, Mariga, Rafi, Suleja, and Wushishi to instrumentality ownership of the programme to fortify regular imm...