The Ogun State Commissioner for Well being, Dr. Tomi Coker, has known as for the assist of all of the stakeholders together with mother and father and guardians, caregivers, conventional rulers, non secular leaders and well being staff amongst others to make sure the success of the 2024 Built-in Measles Vaccination Marketing campaign which kicks off on Saturday, (Right this moment).
Coker made this name on Friday in the course of the flag-off of the vaccination marketing campaign held at Siun group within the Obafemi/Owode Native Authorities space of the state.
The Commissioner stated that the train marked a pivotal second within the state’s ongoing public well being initiatives, geared toward safeguarding the well being of its youthful inhabitants.
Talking on the significance of the vaccination, Coker stated, “This vaccination protects particular person youngsters and shields communities from outbreaks of extremely contagious ailments like measles.
“So mother and father, guardians and caregivers ought to benefit from this important public well being service by vaccinating their youngsters. Dad and mom contribute to the broader purpose of eradicating measles and making certain a more healthy future for the subsequent technology, and the vaccination is free, protected, and efficient.”
Coker added that “The Measles marketing campaign this 12 months is focusing on, roughly 1,136,953 youngsters 9 months to 59 months unfold throughout the 20 LGAs from October 19 to 25, 2024.
“Over 5,000 well being staff might be deployed in groups to numerous posts in the course of the 7 days of the marketing campaign. I might additionally like to tell us that the marketing campaign will contain the usage of Authorities Well being Amenities (Major Secondary and Tertiary), Church buildings, Mosques, Market, Faculties, Parks and Garages, and different designated momentary fastened posts.”
Talking on the occasion, the Government Secretary, Major Healthcare Improvement Board, Dr. Elijah Ogunsola, knowledgeable that the state authorities had skilled and deployed over 5000 well being staff for the train throughout the 20 Native Authorities Areas of the state for a profitable vaccination marketing campaign.
Ogunsola has due to this fact urged the mother and father and guardians in addition to all of the group leaders to assist and cooperate with the state authorities for the success of this vaccination marketing campaign by bringing ahead youngsters between 9 months and 59 months to obtain this vaccine.
The Olu of Siun, Oba Lawrence Odeyinka, lauded the initiative of the state authorities in making certain the well-being of the kids, imploring mother and father and caregivers to mobilise eligible youngsters of their numerous communities to profit from the programme.
Of their separate remarks, the state Coordinator, Nationwide Major Healthcare Improvement Company, Dr. Victoria Adebiyi; state Guide, Vaccine Safety and Logistics, UNICEF, Mrs. Florence Moloku and a consultant from World Well being Organisation, Mrs. Catherine Bello, recommended the initiative as a vital step in direction of defending each youngster within the state in opposition to Measles and different vaccine-preventable ailments.
