Zulum Directs 27 LGA Chairmen To Scale Up Immunisation Campaign

Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum, has directed chairmen of each the 27 Local Government Areas to standard up consciousness campaigns connected Routine Immunisation, In-Between Rounds and Integrated Measles campaign.

He besides requested the accepted rulers to proceed sensitising their subjects to the value of immunisation, peculiarly against 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 the run connected Routine Immunisation, In-Between Rounds and different campaigns, which 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 his administration’s committedness to spouse with applicable stakeholders to guarantee the effectual transportation of Routine Immunisation and different services rendered by Primary Healthcare Centres crossed the state.

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

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

The politician besides assured that capable information would beryllium provided to guarantee Vaccination sum successful hard-to-reach areas. “The Borno authorities authorities volition supply capable information truthful those successful difficult-to-reach areas tin entree the Vaccination.”

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

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

According to him, the inaugural aims to accelerate the Seattle Declaration made by governors successful 2019, a governmental committedness to amended PHC services by promoting accountability and driving measurable betterment successful wellness show and outcomes.

Prof. Alhaji called for improved security, particularly successful hard-to-reach communities, intensified enactment for the solution of non-compliance with Polio and different immunisations by accepted leaders, strengthened Evening Review Meetings by LGA Chairmen, and instituted due measures to halt the 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 of the 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 see Commissioners for Health, Local Government and Emirate Affairs, and Development Partners.