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Zamfara to reach over 10,000 settlements for Measles-Rubella vaccination
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Tribune Online
The Zamfara state ministry of health, through the state Primary Health Care Board (PHCB), has assured to reach over 10,000 settlements with Measles, Rubella and Polio vaccination in the state.
This was disclosed on Saturday in Gusau by the state commissioner of health, Dr Nafisa Mohammed Maradun, during a media dialogue with journalists in the state.
The commissioner of health, represented by the Executive Secretary, Primary Healthcare Board, Dr Hussaini Yakubu Anka, urged people to accept the vaccines as it is important for healthy living.
The meeting was organised by the Zamfara state primary health care board, supported by UNICEF, on a strategic media dialogue with journalists, social media influencers, and U-reporters focusing on an integrated campaign for Measles, Rubella and Polio vaccination.
According to Dr Hussaini Yakubu, one thousand two hundred (1,200) teams were deployed across the 147 wards for a successful vaccination in the state.