BY: HAJARA MUHAMMAD
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has provide the vaccine exercise for babies between ages of 0-59 months in the state, stating that While pointing out that no new case of Polio infection has been recorded in the last few years,
Adeleke the exercise with a charge of a specific treatment to nursing mothers to take advantage of the programme to get their children vaccinated.
The governor, who was represented at the flag-off by his deputy, Kola Adewusi, stated that Osun State has been leading in the previous campaign due to co-operation of the parents and caregivers in the state.
While recalling that Osun came first in three rounds of the campaign, he disclosed that 1,499,734 children were immunised in December 2022
He also revealed that the target for the September campaign is 1,530,295 children.
“My administration has been supporting the immunisation activities through release of counterpart fund as well as monitoring and supervision of health care services across the state,” he said.
The governor acknowledged that recent tests have however found traces of the virus in some stools sampled.
In his welcome address, the Chairman, Osun State Primary Health Care Development Board, Adisa Tajudeen, appreciated the governor for his commitment to the health and well-being of Osun people.
“The importance of vaccination to our children in the state can not be overstated as it has saved countless livers, thereby preventing disability and suffering in our society,” he said.
The exercise, which is aimed at giving two drops of the novel Oval Polio Vaccine, OPV, to children within age 0 to 59 months, irrespective of their previous immunisation status, is scheduled to hold between September 30 and October 2, 2023.
