Despite insecurity,Over 1.5m poeple receives Covid-19 Vaccines in Zamfarae

 

Ahmed Tahir, Gusau.

The Zamfara state primary Health care board (ZPHCB) has disclosed that despite security challenges,a total of one million five hundred and seventeen(1,517,000) persons has received Covid-19 vaccines in the state.

This was disclosed on Tuesday in Gusau,during a media engagement and sensitization on routine immunization and primary health Care services in the state.


The Executive Secretary Zamfara state primary Health Care Board,Dr Ismail Tukur Stressed that  routine immunization has been on,with the assistance of the state Governor.

According to him,Zamfara has over 700 health facilities across the state and over 600 such facilities  were engaged in monthly routine immunization in the state.

He also disclosed that Contributory Health care fund was introduced to improve health care delivery in the state.

Dr Tukur appreciated the complimentary efforts of partners in supporting the quality health care delivery in the state.

"We  conducts campaign on malaria,meases ,cholera, meanigities, turbaclosis and others childhood diseases to ensure our children were immunize".
 
The state programme Manager 111 PHCB Mustafa Aliyu has disclosed that a total of 1,517,000 people have received covid-19 vsccines in the state.

"Zamfara state is currently the 5th states in the country in administering covid 19 vaccines despite security challenges in the state".

He explained that Anka local government area is the best performing local government in the state with 57% achievement.

"Our expectation was that,we hope by September this year,local government areas were expected to achieve 70%.".

He further revealed that Zamfara is one of the few state to start the Integration of health components,"this would reduce,security risk,minimizing cost and easier to manage". he said.

In his remarked,the state Commissioner for health Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar who was represented by Permanent secretary Aliyu Maikiyo Maradun said the Present administration of Governor Bello Mattawale has done a lot interms of health care in the state.

According to him,the governor has paid all the counter funds to development partners in the area of health in the state.

He explained that the governor has purchased and distributed more than 10 vehicles for inspection to health facilities in the state. 









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