Kano On Red Alert As Polio Breaks Into Jigawa, Katsina, Yobe

Nigeria is still one of the countries with the wild polio virus as Jigawa, Katsina and Yobe have experienced a fresh outbreak.

This was confirmed by Kano state Health Commissioner, Dr Kabiru Ibrahim Getso while speaking to newsmen on the September 2018 Outbreak Response in nine Local Government areas of the state.

However, the state on Monday in a way to prevent possible access of the virus to Kano, flagged off fresh rounds of polio immunization exercise in the nine local government areas as they share borders with the affected states.

The commissioner further stated that the exercise was in line with the guidelines of the Expert Review Committee on Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization.

”As you are all aware, Polio Eradication Initiative has come a long way in Kano State and indeed Nigeria, with the interruption of Polio Virus transmission and our match toward total eradication.

”This success was achieved through concerted efforts by the Kano State Government under the leadership of the Executive Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Uumar Ganduje and the support of the Federal Government, Development partners, as well as traditional institutions.”

However listing the LGAs to include Ajingi, Albasu, Dambatta, Gaya, Gabasawa Makoda, Minjibir, Kunchi, and Takai, Getso urged parents to make available their kids for exercise.

Kano state has not experienced a single case of the virus for the past 4years as a result of the commitment and efforts in strengthening routine immunization.