Shirin da aka gudanar a ofishin UNICEF a Bauchi, Patrick Akor, ya bayyana cewa kamfen din na bada maganin measles zai fara a ranar Sabtu kuma zai dauki kwanaki sabaa. Akor, wanda shine Health Officer a ofishin UNICEF a Bauchi, ya ce kamfen din zai gudana a jihar Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, da Plateau.
Akor ya ce, “Don kamfen din na measles, mun yi niyya na bada maganin yara 3.8 milioni daga shekaru tara zuwa 59 watanni a cikin jihohin huɗu.” Ya ci gaba da cewa, “Mun samu fiye da maganin measles milioni huɗu ambayo aka raba a cikin jihohin huɗu.”
Kamfen din na bada maganin polio na baka zai gudana a jihohin biyar na arewacin Nijeriya, wato Taraba, Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe, da Adamawa. Akor ya ce, “Don bada maganin polio na baka, mun yi niyya na bada maganin yara 6.8 milioni daga shekaru zero zuwa 59 watanni, wato ƙarƙashin shekaru biyar, a cikin jihohin biyar.” Ya ce, “Jumlar adadin maganin da aka isar dasu yanzu shi ne milioni 7.4 a cikin jihohin biyar.”
George Eki, wanda shine Social and Behavioural Change Specialist a ofishin UNICEF a Bauchi, ya bayyana cewa UNICEF tana goyan bayan gwamnatin Nijeriya wajen kare yara daga measles da cututtukan da za a iya hana ta hanyar maganin.
Eki ya ce, “Mun samar da goyon bayan logistiiki ga jihohi. Mun samar da maganin a cikin jihohi don kamfen din, kuma akwai sauran kayayyaki da aka samar ta hanyar goyon bayan UNICEF.” Ya ci gaba da cewa, “Sistem din sanyaya da ake amfani da shi wajen sanyaya da ajiye maganin kuma aka samar ta hanyar UNICEF.”
Akor ya kuma roki masu aikin jarida a cikin jihohi su taimaka wajen yada labarin ga jama’a, musamman ga mutanen karkara.
