Jigawa to vaccinate over 1.5m children against Polio

Jigawa to vaccinate over 1.5m children against Polio

Jigawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency (JSPHDA) has announced plans to vaccinate over 1.5 million children in Jigawa State as part of a nationwide polio immunisation campaign scheduled to run from Saturday, March 28, to Friday, April 2, 2026. State Health Promotion Officer, Sani Yusuf, disclosed this during a media dialogue organised by JSPHDA in collaboration with UNICEF on Monday. He emphasised that the success of the exercise lar…

Over 1,000,000 children in Tabora to receive polio vaccine

More than 1,000,000 children under the age of 10 in Tabora are set to be vaccinated against polio, with the first phase of the campaign scheduled to conclude on 27 March 2026.

Jigawa, UNICEF Target 1.5 Million Children For Polio Vaccination In Jigawa

By Mohammed Abubakar Dutse Ahead of the March round of vaccination against Polio, the Jigawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency, (JHPDA) in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have concluded plans to immunize at least 1 million children aged between 0-59 months.   The six-day exercise which is scheduled to take between Saturday March 28-April 2, 2026 in all the 27 local government councils across the state ai…

Jigawa Targets 1.5 Million Children in Major Polio Vaccination Drive

In a In a renewed push to eliminate polio, authorities in Jigawa State have announced plans to vaccinate over 1.5 million children in an upcoming immunisation campaign. The exercise, led by the Jigawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency with support from UNICEF and the World Health Organization, will target children under the age of five across all communities in the state.  The campaign is part of a broader nationwide effort aimed at pr…