Ekiti Go Start Measles-Rubella Vaccine Campaign Dis Month

Abeg, hear dis one wey dey happen for Ekiti State! Dem don declare say dem go start to give pikin dem Measles–Rubella vaccine dis January. Na to make sure say our children dey protected well-well, no wahala for dem again!

Mrs. Omolabake Ogundola wey be State Immunisation Officer talk say measles and rubella no be small joke. Dem dey deadly and fit carry serious gbege. So, dem go introduce dis MR vaccine na for di third week of January, after dem don finish one big 10-day vaccination campaign.

Dis campaign go target children wey dey between nine months and 14 years. After dis time, MR vaccine go join di normal immunisation schedule for children wey dey nine months and 15 months, as di first and second doses. Na dis arrangement go replace di standalone measles vaccine wey dey before.

Ogundola go on say dem dey target 17 percent of Ekiti population for dis campaign, and if dem fit reach between 90 and 95 percent, dem go dey consider am as big success. Dem go use both di administrative data and post-campaign surveys to check wetin dey happen.

For di implementation matter, all health facilities wey dey offer routine immunisation go dey open during di campaign. Plus, dem go send mobile teams go local areas to set up temporary vaccination spots. Dis one no go dey focus only for towns, but also go reach farm camps, factories, and even areas wey security no too stable, make sure say every pikin wey fit benefit no go left behind.

Dr. Segun Adeoye, di Director of Disease Control and Immunisation, don hammer am say immunisation na one of di biggest way we fit take save our pikin life. E talk say media dey very important for dis kind campaign to help reach many homes and build trust. Dem go use dis media orientation to prepare journalists well on di MR vaccine matter.

Also, Dr. Ebube Eronini from di World Health Organisation don talk say dis campaign na serious intervention wey go help close di immunity gaps wey dey for measles and rubella matter. E emphasize say all communities in Ekiti go dey involved and no eligible child should miss out.

Meanwhile, measles dey very contagious and fit cause serious palaver like malnutrition and even death for children under five, while rubella dey pose serious risk to pregnant women, fit cause hearing loss and heart defects for di pikin dem. Mrs. Folakemi Aladenika also don tell parents make dem take dis chance wey dem get now, because once di vaccine enter routine time, children wey don pass di age no go fit access am again.

For di end of di orientation, Dr. Olajumoke Oguntoye wey be State Health Educator confirm say all stakeholders get involved; traditional rulers, religious leaders, and even school people don dey support di vaccination exercise. E be like say, na real teamwork we dey see for dis one!