Kano Govt Warns Parents Against Resistance To Polio Vaccination

Kano State Governor Alhaji Abba Yusuf has warned dad and mom towards resisting polio vaccination, saying severe measures can be taken towards any dad or mum discovered opposing the continued polio vaccination train within the state.

The warning adopted the discovering of three new polio circumstances in Warawa, Bunkure and Nassarawa native authorities areas of the state.

Governor Yusuf who was represented by his deputy, Comrade Abdulsalam Gwarzo, gave the warning throughout the flag off ceremony of the primary spherical of the 2025 Polio vaccination marketing campaign in Warawa native authorities space of the state.

In response to the governor, investigation has revealed that some households within the affected native authorities areas refused to current their kids for any immunisation, growing the chance of infecting others. He confused the necessity for fogeys to current their wards for the vaccine to spice up their immunity.

He cited Islamic nations like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Kuwait, Iran, Tunisia and Indonesia amongst others which both produce the vaccine or have taken it to change into polio-free, saying faith had nothing to do with it, however lack of affection for kids.

He, subsequently, urged them to current their kids for the train to make sure wholesome development and remove the illness earlier than the December deadline.

Whereas thanking the event companions for his or her help, the governor reiterated the state authorities’s dedication to the event of the well being sector and welfare of its residents.

Talking additionally, the state commissioner of well being, Dr. Labaran Yusuf, defined that the state was being challenged by the inflow of immigrants however would be sure that any youngster coming into the state or born within the state should be vaccinated and recorded.

Whereas noting that the variety of circumstances  recorded in 2024 had diminished, he stated in 2025, there can be 4 rounds of the marketing campaign, and oldsters ought to guarantee their kids are reached and vaccinated.

In his remarks, the chief of UNICEF discipline Workplace, Mr. Micheal Banda, stated Nigeria remained central to the worldwide efforts to cease the circulating variant polioviruses, noting that, Kano is a excessive precedence state.

“The polio vaccine is protected, efficient and has diminished polio circumstances by 99.9% since 1988. However polio continues to be a menace, only one case can spark outbreaks. To remove it, we should vaccinate all kids below the age of 5 years in each spherical,” he stated.

He restated UNICEF’s dedication to help the state authorities’s effort in reaching each youngster and strengthening neighborhood engagement.