Na true wahala wey go fit catch pikin if dem no vaccinate dem! E be like say Anambra State dey ready as the First Lady, Dr Nonye Soludo, don launch beta Measles-Rubella vaccination wey go cover all road for di state. Dis gist begin for Iruzu Primary Health Centre, wey dey Ukpo inside Dunukofia Local Government Area, na Wednesday wey dem gather dey do di ceremony.
Dis vaccination na serious matter o! E dey protect our small children wey dey between nine month to 14 years against di kolo-kolo sickness wey dey carry plenty wahala. Di First Lady no fit make am, but her deputy, Oluchi Ibezim, stand in for am. She sabi talk am clear say, ‘Vaccination na one of di biggest ways to keep our children safe, quietly and early.’ Na so e be, my people!
Dem also mention say as pikin fit get small reactions like mild fever or slight swelling after di vaccination, no be di end of di world. Wetin we suppose fear pass na di preventable sickness wey fit enter dem body if dem no vaccinate dem. Na beta news say health workers dey well-trained and dem ready to take care of any palaver!
Di First Lady dey beg all parents, schools, and religious leaders make dem join hand to make sure say at least 98 percent of our children for Anambra go get di vaccine. Dis vaccination na for everybody, no be only dem wey dey live for town. Naija health change go start from wey we dey!
As di Zonal Director of di National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Samuel Obasi talk, Measles and Rubella no be joke matter. Dem be major threats wey fit cause palava for child health for Naija, but wey di government dey serious about health matter, we fit believe say dis vaccination programme go scatter ground with good success.
Dr Chimuanya Igboekwu from di World Health Organisation don talk say di symptoms for Measles and Rubella dey similar. So, if no cover both, e no go make sense. E assure everybody say WHO go dey with di Anambra government to ensure say every corner of di state, including di hard-to-reach areas, go get di vaccine for 2.7 million children.
Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, and di Executive Secretary for Anambra State Primary Health Care, Chisom Uchem, don talk say dem don set monitoring and supervision for dis programme so dat everything go run smoothly. E no go sweet make children miss di chance to get beta health!
E still dey recall say last year, di governor’s wife don also talk to mothers make dem immunise their children against polio and other sickness wey fit carry pikin go down. Na so dem dey work, my people. Health na wealth, make we all join hand to keep our pikin better!
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