By Our Correspondent
A Non-governmental organisation “New Incentives, “All Babies Are Equal” (ABAE), working to improve the lives of children in Zamfara State has enrolled 250,000 infants across the seven local government areas.
It also presented awards to the best-performing local government in improving immunization in the state.
The State Field Manager of ABAE, Aliyu Idris, disclosed this at the annual awards presentation to best performing local government councils, held Saturday at the Command Guest House, Gusau.
Aliyu Idris, said the award was based on the performance of each local government area regarding immunization compliance, equipment, and vaccine supply in their respective areas.
According to him, new Incentives has enrolled two hundred and fifty thousand 250,000 infants across the 7 local government areas working to improve immunization in the state.
In his remarks, the Executive Secretary, Zamfara State Primary Health Care Development (ZSPHCD), Dr. Hussaini Yakubu Anka, appreciated the performance of the organizers (ABAE) towards improving immunization in the state.
He noted with delight that, New Incentives’ intervention has greatly assisted in improving immunization in the state and believes that, where the ABAE intervenes, there is a wider coverage of immunization as a result of their presence.
At the ceremony, two awards were presented to Gusau Local Government Area, which enrolled 19,288 infants in immunization as well as for being the best local government area in vaccine supply.
Bungudu Local Government Area emerged as the best in Immunization Activities in the State and was presented with the award.