Hussaini Ibrahim 
Health workers administering polio vaccine to children in Kano community
KANO, Nigeria – Kano State launches a major immunisation campaign targeting more than 3.2 million children, as authorities intensify efforts to prevent poliovirus transmission and strengthen routine vaccination coverage.
The initiative is led by the Kano State Primary Healthcare Management Board in collaboration with UNICEF and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency.
State Logistics Officer, Habu Muhammad Takai, on Monday said the campaign will vaccinate 3,261,525 children aged zero to 59 months across the state.
The exercise will run for eight days, with trained health workers deployed for house-to-house visits to ensure full coverage, including hard-to-reach communities.
“Our strategy ensures no eligible child is missed,” Takai says.
He urges parents and caregivers to support the exercise by making children available, stressing that community participation is critical.
Health officials emphasise that the oral polio vaccine is safe and effective, protecting children from lifelong disability caused by poliovirus infection.
The campaign forms part of broader efforts to strengthen routine immunisation and improve child health outcomes in Kano.
Authorities say sustained public cooperation is essential to achieving complete eradication of polio in the state and across Nigeria.
The renewed push comes as the government and partners work to consolidate previous gains and prevent any resurgence of the disease.
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