Uchem who was represented by Dr Ngozi Okeke, Director, Community Health Services, ASPHCDA, said children from zero to 59 months would be immunised with the Novel Oral Polio Vaccines (NOPV).
She described the NOPV as a vaccine that immunes children against poliomyelitis, a deadly childhood disease that could cripple a child or even kill the victim.
“The polio campaign will run from May 3 to May 6, at healthcare centres, house-to-house, community centres, schools, markets, motor parks, Mosques, Churches and other designated posts,” she said.
Also speaking, the Anambra state Coordinator, World Health Organisation, Dr Bonos Mohammed, emphasised that religious and community leaders play a crucial role in mobilising the public and preventing vaccine hesitancy.