The Kogi Government said it had achieved 85 per
cent cumulative immunisation coverage of children
against polio and other killer diseases.
The state Immunisation Officer, Mr Shaibu Amedu,
said this in a statement.
The statement was issued in Lokoja on Sunday by
the Press Secretary to the state Deputy Governor,
Mr Mike Abu.
It quoted Amedu as saying this at a meeting of
officials of Kogi State Primary Healthcare
Development Agency, local government chairmen,
traditional rulers and some development partners.
Amedu also told the meeting, which was called to
review immunisation activities in the first quarter of
the year, that the state was also polio-free as at
February.
He, however, called for an end to the ongoing strike
embarked upon by health workers in the state to
sustain the gains and achieve 100 per cent
coverage.
The Ejeh of Ankpa, Alhaji Yakub Amodu, in
his contribution, promised that traditional
rulers would continue to give maximum support to
activities of the agency.
Earlier in his opening address, the Deputy Governor,
Mr Yomi Awoniyi, said that government would
continue to ensure adequate funding of
immunisation and polio eradication activities.
He said that the health of the people remained a top
priority of the state government. (NAN)
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