Katsina, UNICEF Vaccinate 5.7m Children against Polio

Francis Sardauna in Katsina

The Katsina State government in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has vaccinated over 5.7 million children against polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases in the state.

The state government, with support from UNICEF and other development partners, launched polio vaccination campaign on May 15, 2023, across the 34 local government areas of the state.

Over 2.9 million children between six weeks to 59 months were targeted to be immunised with fractional injectable polio (fIPV) vaccine, and novel oral polio (nOPV) vaccine for children between zero to 59 months.

But a report made available to THISDAY by the state Primary Healthcare Development Agency at the end of the 15-day exercise, revealed that 5,788,714 children across the state have been vaccinated with fIPV and nOPV vaccines, thereby surpassing the 2.9 million initial target.

The report further revealed that 2,815, 424 children have been vaccinated for the fractional injectable polio vaccine and 2,973, 290 children for novel oral polio vaccine across the 34 LGAs of the state.