FCTA flags off 2018 immunization

The FCT Administration has said its commitment to eradicating polio was succeeding as there was no recorded case in the territory since May 2015. This came at the flag off ceremony of the 2018 June/July national immunization plus days at the Primary Health Care Center, Area 2, Abuja. The Executive Secretary, FCTPHCDB, Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, […]

The FCT Administration has said its commitment to eradicating polio was succeeding as there was no recorded case in the territory since May 2015.

This came at the flag off ceremony of the 2018 June/July national immunization plus days at the Primary Health Care Center, Area 2, Abuja. The Executive Secretary, FCTPHCDB, Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, said they were targeting 816,978 children under five years in the current third round of the exercise aimed at serving as a booster dose for children already vaccinated and an opportunity to reach missed children during the routine exercise. He said in the exercise slated for June 30 to July 3, two drops of oral polio vaccine would be administered to children by about 1,500 team vaccinators at designated posts. Dr. Rilwanu said, the vaccination, which is free, would also be administered by special teams moving on the streets, market places, churches, mosques and other places where eligible children may be found.