By Ibrrahim Muhammad
The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) would to continue to support the Zamfara State Government in its determination to eradicate polio, and commended the state for 20 months without a recorded case of the polio virus.
This was announced by the Chief of Field Office, Sokoto, through UNICEF Social Specialist, Isah Ibrahim, during a media dialogue as part of preparations for the polio vaccination campaign in the state.
Malam Isah Maru seek support for the June polio vaccination campaign that commences Saturday. On behalf of UNICEF Nigeria, He congratulates the Zamfara State Government on the fight against polio: 20 months without a single recorded case of the virus.
He the goal is to reach every child in Zamfara with the Polio Vaccine.
He charged the media to help reach every single caregiver in Zamfara with the message to come together to retain Zamfara as a zero polio virus state. He said the support made the last round successful, even though they’re many challenges remaining in the goal of reaching every child with the Oral Polio Vaccine and ending polio virus transmission by 2025,
We also have the Day of the African Child coming up on 17th June. We hope that Zamfara will be able to mark the day on Tuesday by telling the world that it has successfully vaccinated all children below the age of five against the polio virus in this campaign,” he mentioned.
The Zamfara State Commissioner of Health, Dr Nafisa Mohammed Maradun, disclosed that data from the NPHCDA indicates there has been no single case of variant polio viruses in Zamfara State since 2024
She commended the media for the support of health activities in the state and call on them to sustain the tempo and pleague to continue given the media enabling environment to report the activities of her ministry.
Several experts spoke during the dialogue.
