The Manager, National Polio Immunisation (NPI) programme in Bwari Area Council of the FCT, Mr. Abdulkadir Musa, has commended residents for their 100 per cent support to immunisation activities in the area.
Musa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Bwari, that the residents had shown rare commitment and support to the eradication of polio and other diseases in the area.
“We are very happy to see people bring out their children freely for the immunisation programme in line with the effort to eradicate the scourge completely in the council. “
Musa attributed the support to the high level of awareness of the residents to the scourge of polio and other childhood killer diseases.
The manager also commended the local council for putting in place the needed machinery that ensured the high level of success of the programme.
He stressed that the immunisation of children was necessary, as they remained the future leaders of the society, adding: “our children’s health should be a priority.”
Musa was optimistic that polio would be eradicated in the country with total commitment of all stakeholders, and urged community leaders to always mobilise their people so that no eligible child was missed out of the immunisation exercise.
He urged health workers in the council to ensure effective administration of the oral vaccine. (NAN)
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