The
Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Primary Health
Care Development Board (FCTPHCDB), Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, who flagged off
the programme, revealed that the first round of the Immunisation Plus
days will hold from March 1 to March 4 across the federation. He stated
that efforts were being made to ensure that Nigeria was certified a
polio-free country.
“Immunisation remains the most cost effective and efficient child survival strategy for children who are the future of tomorrow,” he said.
He
therefore called on mothers and caregivers to make their babies and
wards available for the vaccinations, adding that children under five
years of age at homes, playgrounds, markets, religious places, car parks
and event centres would be specifically targeted, irrespective of their
immunisation status.
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