KNSG, UNICEF and Partners Launch 2025 Polio Immunization Campaign in the state.
The Kano State Government, with the support of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other partners, has flagged off the 2025 polio immunization campaign on Saturday .
The campaign aims to target approximately 3.9 million children under the age of five in the 44 local Government area of the State.
In his Statement The executive Governor of Kano State Represented by Deputy Governor Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam urged the people of Bunkure to intensify efforts to eradicate polio.
Adding that they have been into this polio vaccine for more than 2 decade with out any problem, urged people of Kano State to avoid rumors.
“More than 25 years, we’ve been working on polio in this state. Those spreading rumors about polio preventing given birth should know that children born 25 years ago are now giving birth to plenty of children.”
He also emphasized the need for collective action to achieve the goal of polio eradication.
In his remark UNICEF Field Officer, Mr. Rahma Rahood Muhammad Farah, highlighted the importance of routine immunization and also urged Kano state government to increased funding of routine immunization.
He commended the Kano State Government’s efforts and emphasized that polio knows no boundaries, stressing that every child under five must be reached with life-saving vaccines in every round of immunization .
The Representative of the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Kabir Yakasai, commended the Kano State Government’s efforts in the fight against polio and also Emphasized about increase in funding for routine immunization.
The campaign’s objective is to curb the spread of the virus and protect children from the life-threatening disease. the state government with support of partners that includes UNICEF, WHO Affinet Among others has deployed thousands of trained personnel to conduct house-to-house vaccination, ensuring no child is left behind .
Pulse Time Nigeria reports that the campaign take place in Bunkure Local Government which is Among top 3 LGA with highest cases of polio in the state.
Kano State has been committed to eradicating polio, with a target to eliminate the disease by December 2025.