The Kwara State Government says it has embarked on vaccination against polio in seven local government areas of the state in response to an outbreak. The Executive Secretary, Kwara State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Abimbola Folorunso, made this known on Thursday in Ilorin.The agency’s executive secretary said that 30 derived cases of polio were earlier detected in the state. She said the state government had conducted five different campaigns to battle the outbreak.
Mrs Folorunso also said, “The exercise is aimed at boosting the immunity of our children against the deadly disease (poliomyelitis)’’.
She said another round of vaccination had been slated to take place from August 3 to 23 and would be administered to children aged zero to five.
The executive secretary urged mothers and caregivers to bring their children and wards for the exercise, promising that complimentary gifts would be given to children who were vaccinated.
She said from August 18 to 23, the exercise would take place in Asa, Baruten, Ifelodun, Ilorin East, Ilorin West, Ilorin South, and Moro local governments.
Source: Premiumtimes
