Tag: Immunisation
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Immunisation: WHO, experts call for safe resumption of services amid COVID-19 pandemic
As countries prepare for eventual COVID-19 vaccines, experts caution that falling immunisation coverage could lead to outbreaks of other vaccine-preventable diseases. Consequently, WHO and immunisation experts in the African Region urge countries and health stakeholders to prioritise immunisation services, which have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, to protect children and communities from vaccine-preventable diseases.…
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Polio: Jigawa govt. targets 1.7m children for immunisation – Official
The Jigawa Primary Healthcare Development Agency (JSPHCDA) says it is targeting no fewer than 1.7 million children in the ongoing polio immunisation campaign in the state. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Kabir Ibrahim, disclosed this during an interview with Our correspondent in Dutse on Tuesday. Ibrahim said that the National Primary Healthcare Development…