About 50% of children in Borno have received one or more vaccinations.
This is according to a statement by the Executive Secretary (ES), Borno State Primary Health Care Development Board, Prof. Mohammed Arab Alhaji, during a program on Friday in Maiduguri.
The program, a 2025 quarterly review meeting of Zero Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH), held at Amada International Hotels, bring together several health workers, journalists and other development workers to discuss relevant issues towards development of healthcare, especially immunization in Borno.
Represented by Dr. Mala Abdulwahab, the ES explained that this development is achieved through rigorous efforts of primary healthcare workers as well as ZDLH, Community of Practice (CoP) activities in the state.
Also speaking, Dr. Melton Musa, an official of African Epistemology Network (AFENET), talked about the importance of immunization in talking health challenges, saying that it has the potential of eradicating diseases.
He explained that immunization has proven to be one of the most effective ways of dealing with health challenges, noting that the method has led to the total eradication of many diseases across the world.
Dr. Melton highlighted that diseases such as small pox and polio are totally or almost entirely eradicated through immunization by the use of vaccines.
“Smallpox was ended in 1980 globally through vaccination, and about 99.9% of polio is also eradicated so far,” he said.
He equally commended health workers working on immunization, emphasizing the importance of their work in the health space, while urging them to take it with all seriousness.
