By Adam Muhammad, Gusau
Zamfara state government says it recorded zero polio pandemic within the last one year across the state.
This was made known by the state commissioner for health Dr. Aisha MZ Anka at a One-Day Town Hall Meeting on the Upcoming Integration Measles Vaccination Campaign in Gusau Friday.
According to her, the success was as the result of all stakeholders’ collaborative efforts in routine immunisation.
Dr. Aisha commended WHO, UNICEF, GAVI, and other development partners for their unwavering support to the government of Zamfara state, adding that without them, the state would be unable to accomplish the success recorded.
The Commissioner, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Malam Bashir Surajo Gusau, further stated that the state government will do everything possible to eradicate polio and measles to 60% by the end of 2025.
She urged on stakeholders to work together to fulfil Governor Dauda Lawal’s Health Sector Agenda.
In his remarks, the state Coordinator of World Health Organization WHO, Dr Raji, stated that Zamfara State is one of the best Nigeria’s performing states.
He pledged the WHO’s support and urge the state to ensure all the targeted population are reached especially those in underserved area who are most vulnerable at risk of the disease to prevent outbreaks of measles in the state in 2025.