A four – day Routine polio immunization campaign in Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria begun on Saturday.
The exercise is being carried out from house to house, streets, market places, motor parks and highways.
A statement jointly issued by the Deputy Director, Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Hamza Ikara and the Coordinator of Journalists Initiative on Immunization against Polio (JAP) Kaduna State chapter, Lawal Dogara called on Parents to ensure they made their children available for the immunization.
The statement appealed to traditional and religious leaders to as usual, give all the needed support for the successful conduct of the exercise in the State.
It explained that all adequate arrangements had been made for the smooth conduct of the exercise by all the stake holders including the State Government, Primary Health Care Development Agency and Development partners.
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