JAP, WHO Organise Road Show Performance
A committee to eliminate non-compliance with immunization vaccines set up in Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has expressed commitment to ensuring that no more zero dose is ever recorded in the Area .
The Social Mobilization Officer (SMO) of Kubau LGA, Mallam Mustapha Lawal Anchau gave the assurance during a Road Show Performance organized by Journalists Initiative on Immunization Against Polio JAP in collaboration with World Health Organization held in the Area.
He explained that the committee together with the Local Government Health Department has mapped out all non-compliant cases and set out appropriate steps to achieve the desired results regarding the polio immunization regulations in the country.
Also speaking the Sarkin Anchau, Alhaji Idris Yusufu noted that intensive scrutiny has been carried out after several debates and it was discovered that all misinformation about the vaccines were wrong thereby proving their efficacy.
He emphasized that the polio vaccines have no side effects and were carefully manufactured for Children’s well-being urging parents to always avail their children for the exercise.
Meanwhile the Association of Polio Survivors of Nigeria in Kaduna State through its Chairman, Mallam Rilwan Mohammed maintained that immunization remains the safest and most effective way to safeguard children’s health and secure a polio-free future for Kaduna State.
Mallam Rilwan Mohammed also commended the efforts and commitment of key stakeholders involved in the immunization campaign, such as the Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board, the World Health Organization, and the Journalists Initiative on Immunization Against Polio JAP among others.
He appealed to community and religious leaders to continue mobilizing residents and dispelling misinformation about vaccines, stressing that collective responsibility is needed to achieve total eradication of the polio virus in the state.
