Gov Zulum directs 27 LGA Chairmen to scale up immunisation campaign

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has directed chairmen of each the 27 Local Government Areas to standard up consciousness run connected Routine Immunisation (RI), In-Between Rounds and Integrated Measles run (IBRIMC).

He besides requested the accepted rulers to proceed to sensitize their subjects connected the value of immunisation peculiarly connected polio and different preventable diseases.

The politician gave the directive connected Thursday during a strategical gathering and update connected Primary Healthcare activities with accepted rulers nether the enactment of Shehu of Borno, Chairman Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) and improvement partners astatine the Government House, Maiduguri.

“I hereby nonstop each the section authorities chairmen to measurement up run connected Routine Immunisation, In-Between Rounds and different campaigns, indispensable beryllium carried retired crossed the state. Let maine besides emphasise that attending evening reappraisal meetings is compulsory for each LGA Chairmen,” Zulum stated.

Governor Zulum expressed committedness of his medication to spouse with applicable stakeholders with a presumption to ensuring effectual transportation of Routine Immunisation and different services to beryllium rendered by the Primary Healthcare Centers crossed the state.

“We are alert that the tripartite statement betwixt Aliko Dangote Foundation, Bill and Melinda Foundation and the authorities has ended successful December 2024. However, I privation to guarantee you that Borno State authorities volition guarantee sustainability of each the activities to beryllium carried out,” helium assured.

“All our counterpart backing person been paid, we are up to date. I privation to guarantee you that we volition supply each the needed enactment and governmental volition to guarantee effectual and businesslike healthcare transportation strategy to the people.

The politician besides assured that capable information would beryllium provided to guarantee Immunisation sum successful hard-to-reach-areas”. Borno authorities authorities volition supply capable information successful bid for those successful difficult-to-reach areas to person entree to the Immunisation”.

On the proviso of minimum modular bundle for effectual healthcare transportation system, Governor Babagana Zulum remarked that the authorities has recorded milestone with the sponsorship of 1,400 indigent students to survey nursing and midwifery, announcing that 500 would postgraduate by extremity of the year.

Executive Secretary State Primary Healthcare Development Board, Prof. Mohammed Arab Alhaji briefed the politician and the accepted rulers with regards to the ongoing Immunisation programme and the PHC Leadership Challenge Fund.

According to him, the nonsubjective of the inaugural is to accelerate the Seattle Declaration made by Governors successful 2019, a governmental committedness to amended PHC services by promoting accountability, thrust measurable betterment successful wellness show and outcome.

Prof. Alhaji called for improved information particularly successful hard-to-reach-communities, intensify enactment of solution of non-compliance of Polio and different Immunizations by accepted leaders, fortify Evening Review Meetings by LGA Chairmen and to institute due measures to halt misuse of Ready To Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF).

“I privation to admit His Excellency for the punctual outgo of counterpart funds, proviso of drugs and different consumables astatine the PHCs, absorption of 859 wellness workforce, infrastructure among others,” Arab said.

The gathering was attended by the Deputy Governor, Dr Umar Usman Kadafur, who is besides the Chairman State Taskforce connected Immunisation and different Primary Healthcare activities; Shehu of Borno, Dr. Abubakar ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi; Shehu of Dikwa and Bama; Emirs of Biu, Askira Uba, Gwoza, Shani and Uba; Secretary to the State Government and Acting Chief of Staff.

Others include, Commissioners for Health, Local Government and Emirate Affairs, arsenic good arsenic Development Partners.

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