More than 900,000 children below the ages of five will be vaccinated with the Inactivated Polio Virus 2 vaccine in Cross River State, South-south Nigeria.
Also, more than 300,000 pregnant women are expected to receive essential supplements with the commencement of another round of Maternal Newborn and Child Health Week 2021.
The wife of the governor, Dr. Linda Ayade launched the IPV 2 vaccination and health week at Bogobiri, the most populous Hausa–Fulani settlement in the heart of Calabar, the capital city
Dr. Ayade, who also administered Vitamin A supplements and distributed long-lasting Insecticide Treated Nets to pregnant women present at the occasion, said “every mother, pregnant or nursing, must take advantage of this one week free healthcare services. They have to come out and make sure that the children and they themselves get immunized.
“It is important that these mothers ensure that they and their children are up-to-date on immunization because if they have one and miss another it is as good as not having it at all. So, if they have had any immunization in the past, they should come out en-mass and take part in this exercise”.
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