Measles: 15, 377 children immunised in Dange/Shuni LG
No fewer than 15, 377 children in Dange/Shuni Local Government Area of Sokoto state have so far been immunised in the first round of the ongoing immunisation exercise across 10 of the 23 councils in the state.
Speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Sokoto, the acting Local Government Immunisation Officer, Mr. Kabiru Mode, said the council is targeting 60, 577 children during the immunisation exercise.
“We have started the immunisation exercise on Saturday which will last for four rounds and presently we are able to vaccinate 15, 377 children in the first round.
“Our target is to ensure that 60, 577 children are covered at the end of the four rounds of the immunisation exercise.
“Moreover, we have received 64, 700 doses of the vaccine beyond our target in case the need arises for increase in the number of eligible children,” he said.
He noted that the exercise was going on smoothly, “though we have some villages with security challenges, but with the support of the community members we are actually progressing.
“More so, all the local government officials, traditional and religious leaders are presently in the field to tackle non-compliance and ensure no child is left out of the immunisation exercise.”
Ranking based on the highest incidences of measles in the state based on the data by the Sokoto state Primary Health Care Development Agency (SSPHCDA), Rabah Local Government Area has the highest number with 132 cases due to security challenges.
Other local governments are Gwadabawa with 93 cases, Illela and Goronyo with 76 cases, Tambuwal 53, Yabo 26, Shagari 25 and Tureta 21 followed by Dange/Shuni with 18 cases among others.
The 10 local governments to be covered in the current immunisation exercise include Sokoto South, Sokoto North, Kware, Wurno, Goronyo, Rabah, Bodinga, Dange/Shuni, Gwadabawa, and Wamakko local government areas of the state.
