The Traditional Institutions in Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State Pledge Support for Integrated Routine Immunization Exercise
The Overseer of Ikulu Chiefdom, Dr. Ayasal Anthony gave the assurance during the official flagg off of the exercise in Kamuru Ikulu land.
The exercise, which targets 182,827 children aged one month to 14 years, aims to immunize them against Rubella Measles.
During the official flag-off ceremony held in Kamuru Ikulu land, Dr. Anthony emphasized the crucial role traditional institutions play in creating awareness and mobilizing their subjects to participate in the immunization exercise.
He commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani's administration for prioritizing the health sector and taking measures to protect children from killer diseases.
he State Technical Facilitator in Zangon Kataf Local Government, Hassan Saleh, highlighted the need for collective action to mitigate the spread of Rubella Measles.
She expressed confidence that with the support of local government councils, traditional rulers, religious leaders, and other stakeholders, the targeted number of children can be successfully immunized within the 12-day exercise.
The Executive Chairman of Zangon Kataf Local Government Council, Engineer Joseph Bege Gaiya, assured that the council is committed to supporting initiatives that prevent children from contracting diseases that can deform or kill them.
He urged religious leaders to include the immunization exercise in their congregational services to make the public fully aware of the exercise.
Engineer Gaiya revealed that some children in Kamuru Ikulu land have recently been detected with Rubella Measles, which he described as lamentable. He appealed to health workers not to relent in their duty of door-to-door vaccination.
The exercise was officially flagged off with dignitaries administering vaccines to some children to symbolize the start of the 12-day exercise.
The Ikulu's singers were entertained people on the important of the vaccine
Zangon Kataf is among the local government areas is in Kaduna State blessed with higher number of children