Sokoto Inaugurates Taskforce on Immunisation, Vows to Ensure a Polio Free State

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The Governor of Sokoto State, Dr. Ahmed Aliyu, has inaugurated the State Immunisation and Primary Health Care (PHC), taskforce with a renewed commitment to ensure a polio free state.

In a statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Abubakar Bawa, said Aliyu described health care delivery as one area of great importance that would receive his administration’s attention. 

The governor added that rejection of oral vaccines and inadequate routine immunisation have been a major source of concern to the state and vowed to change the narrative.

He said: “Improving effective health care services is part of our nine-point agenda aimed at making health care not only affordable but accessible to all.

“This administration is determined to give all the necessary support and assistance towards making our state polio free.” 

He pledged to resuscitate the policies and strategies adopted by Wamakko’s administration toward attaining effective health care delivery, especially on polio eradication in the state.

He charged the committee to work hard to ensure that no child below five years is left unimmunised.

The governor also charged them to ensure adequate sensitisation of parents and guardians on the need to make their wards available for vaccination.

The 50 man committee has the Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Mr. Idris Muhammed Gobir, as its chairman.