World Polio Day: ‘Ensure no child is without vaccination’ – UNICEF tasks Nigerian govt

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The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF has tasked the Nigerian government to improve its commitment to ensuring that children across the country do not lack polio vaccination.

The Chief of the UNICEF Field Office in Kano, Rahama Farah made the call at the commemoration of World Polio Day.

He said the event is to raise awareness of the importance of immunization of children to ensure their well-being, explaining that immunization remains the most cost-effective intervention to confront vaccine-preventable diseases, especially in children under 5 years of age.

He said despite the…

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