Yobe Govt Flags Off Measles-Rubella, Polio, Other Integrated Vaccination Campaign

The Yobe State Government, nether the enactment of Governor Mai Mala Buni, has launched a important wellness inaugural aimed astatine protecting children and adolescents from vaccine-preventable diseases, Measles-Rubella, Polio, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Tropical Neglect Disease (TND) Integrated Campaign

A connection from the Information Officer of the Yobe State Primary Healthcare Board, Adamu Saidu Abba said the Integrated Campaign flagged-off connected Friday astatine the Emir’s Palace successful Damaturu was aimed astatine immunizing children against the preventable diseases.

Governor Buni, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Baba Malam Wali has portion flagging-off the run restated the commitments of his medication towards investing successful the healthcare assemblage for a amended future.

Buni said the authorities has a deliberate program embarked connected the constitution of a functional Primary Healthcare Center (PHC) crossed the 178 governmental wards of the authorities geared towards boosting healthcare from the grassroots.

He expressed happiness that a full of implicit 140 was successfully completed, equipped and enactment to usage successful summation to recruitment of healthcare unit for amended service.

Also, the Commissioner of Health and Human Services, Dr. Muhammad Lawan Gana urged radical to instrumentality the vantage of the integrated run by ensuring their children and wards are immunized done supporting the trained wellness assigned to administer the vaccines.

Dr Gana who restated the information and efficacy of the vaccine commended Governor Mai Mala Buni for his enactment to the healthcare assemblage successful the state.

The Executive Secretary, Yobe State Primary Healthcare Board Dr. Babagana Kundi Machina has portion speaking, commended partners and stakeholders, emphasizing the value of corporate efforts successful achieving healthcare goals successful the state.

The Emir of Damaturu, Alhaji Shehu Hashimi II ibn Umar Alkanemi commended the authorities among different wellness experts for their untiring efforts successful ensuring a steadfast society.

Representatives from spouse organizations delivered goodwill messages, reaffirming their committedness to improving healthcare services successful Yobe State.

The inaugural is supported by cardinal partners, including the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), AFENET, UNICEF, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), SOLINA, CHAI, CGPP, Sultan and CHIGARI Foundation, and different salient wellness organizations.