Shehu of Dikwa urges parents to immunize their children against polio
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – His Royal Highness, the Shehu of Dikwa Alhaji Ibrahim Ibn Umar Ibrahim El-kanemi, CON, has appealed to his […]
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FCTA begins 2023 integrated national immunisation plus
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Saturday began the 2023 integrated national immunisation plus tagged “Maternal New Born and Child Health Week (MNCHW) […]
WHO, Borno flag-off polio vaccination campaign, target 2 million children
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri -. World Health Organisation (WHO) in collaboration with the Borno State Government have flagged off a 10-day vaccination campaign […]
About 181,000 children not immunized in Borno – UNICEF
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – About 181,000 children in the eight prioritized Local Government Areas of Borno state in the North East Nigeria are […]
How poverty influences zero-dose immunisation – UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has identified poverty as major determinant of whether a child has access to immunisation against vaccine-preventable disease or not. The […]
UNICEF vaccinates 30m Nigerian children in 5 years
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says it vaccinated 30 million children in Nigeria in the last five years. The Communication Specialist, Mr Geoffrey Njoku, […]
UNICEF says 2.2 million children in Nigeria not immunized
UNICEF says at least 2.2 million Nigerian children did not receive a single dose of vaccine between 2019 and 2021. It says also that globally, […]
25m children miss out vaccination in 2021 – UN
Official data published by UN agencies on Friday shows the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccination rates in approximately 30 years, with 25 million infants […]
Cross River Govt to vaccinate 900,000 children against wild poliomyelitis
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – No fewer than 900,000 children between the ages of 0-59 months are set to be vaccinated against Poliomyelitis which is […]
Jigawa inoculates 1.7m children against polio
The Jigawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (JSPHCDA), says it has inoculated 1.7 million children against polio in the 2022 First Round Immunisation exercise. Its […]