How We Convinced Community To Accept Polio Vaccine – LG Chairman

Chairman of Tudun Wada Native Authorities Space of Kano state, Sa‘adatu Salisu Yushu‘a, has mentioned the state authorities intervention to construct a culvert after a failed promised by the earlier administration to carryout the identical venture in considered one of its communities with the best variety of zero dose kids has made them to just accept polio immunisation within the space.

In accordance with UNICEF, Kano is residence to the best variety of kids in Nigeria who’ve by no means obtained any routine immunisation vaccine. That is compounded by the alarming rise in variant poliovirus circumstances reported in 2022(6 reported circumstances), 2023(27 circumstances), and 2024(29 circumstances).

Nevertheless, in an interview with Hon. Yushu‘a, she mentioned the LGA has been reported to have the best zero dose within the state. With the help of some safety personnel, they visited and enlightened the normal leaders and neighborhood members on the significance of vaccines and immunisation.

Because the chairperson of the world, coming to learn about their rejection and the excessive fee of zero dose kids, notably in a single distant village, myself with the assistance of the DPO, DSS and the normal rulers financed a visit to that village purposely the place we sat with the normal rulers and defined to them on the significance of this polio vaccine.

„They advised us about their rejection as a result of the earlier authorities promised to assemble a culvert for them after receiving the polio vaccine, but it surely wasn‘t fulfilled, they usually refused the vaccination.

She, nonetheless, burdened how the culvert is essential for the neighborhood, highlighting that, like a feeder highway, the culvert would join 5 villages, which may function a big method to transport their foodstuffs throughout harvest seasons and their ladies to the hospital.

The chairperson additionally famous that, after a proper written settlement with the neighborhood, they accepted and have began receiving the Polio vaccine. On the identical time, the federal government would make sure the culvert development is accomplished.