The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with Gavi, has announced plans to vaccinate at least 300,000 children over the next four years in Kebbi state to protect them against deadly diseases.
UNICEF’s health manager in Nigeria, Humuyin Kabir, disclosed this in a statement, emphasizing the need for traditional leaders to support routine and periodic immunization campaigns, particularly against high-risk diseases such as diphtheria, malaria, tetanus, measles, cholera, and cervical cancer.
He stressed that traditional rulers are key advocates in ensuring vaccine acceptance through sustained community engagement and enlightenment.