Polio Threat: Niger govt, UNICEF urge mass immunisation of children

Following a emergence successful reported polio cases successful states bordering Niger State, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Niger State Primary Health Care Development Agency (NSPHCDA) person appealed to parents and guardians to let their children person vaccination successful the ongoing immunisation campaign.

The vaccination workout scheduled for 25 section authorities areas of the authorities is said to beryllium portion of efforts to curb the dispersed of polio and fortify nationalist consciousness astir the disease.

A Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) Specialist with UNICEF Field Office Kaduna, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed, made the entreaty during a one-day media parley held successful Minna, the authorities capital.

He reviewed the existent polio concern successful Bauchi, Kebbi, Kwara, Zamfara and Sokoto States, stressing the urgent request to vaccinate children wrong the eligible property group.

Dr Mohammed described polio arsenic a highly contagious viral illness that chiefly affects children nether the property of 5 and tin pb to paralysis oregon death.

He warned that the precocious fig of cases recorded successful neighbouring states places children successful Niger State astatine accrued hazard if they are not vaccinated promptly.

According to him, ” There is nary cure for polio. Immunisation remains the astir effectual means of prevention, we are urging parents and guardians to guarantee their children person the vaccine”.

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