Kano Government Allocates Over 500 Million for Vaccine Immunization
The African Health Budget Network Kano focal person Dr Musa Muhammad Bello said, Kano state government allocated 528 million Naira for routine immunization activities .
Dr Musa said this, during capacity building training for community of practice members to enhance zero dose immunization activities held in Kano, in partnership with Africa field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) funded by GAVI.
In Nigeria, over one million children were unvaccinated according to federal government survey with a total number of 100 local Government Area and Kano accumulate 15 LGAs and AHBN and AFENET will work in two LGAs which are kumbotso and sumaila He added.
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Every health care service requires funding and immunization has been documented as one of most effective public health intervention to reduced childhood killer diseases outbreak and epidemic,he Said.
In addition, The zero dose learning hub initiated a set of groups that comprises civil society organizations, government officials, media, development partners that work towards immunization ,purposely to improve immunization coverage in Kano, Bauchi ,sokoto and Borno States.
However, the CoPs members will be at the spotlight to develop work plan for 6 months which will help in mobilizing immunization funding time,conducting advocacy and stories attach vaccines immunizations.
The Budget and Tracking group will be responsible to works towards the fund releases on timely bases to judiciously utilized for immunization activities in the state.
In his remark , the head of CoPs members Malam salisu Yusuf said, The work plan will be used to ensure all target areas benefits from such great intervention,this will make unvaccinated children records to be history in few years to come.
