The Federal Capital Territory Administration on Saturday, flagged off the first round of the 2025 National Immunization Plus Days, NIPDs, aimed at strengthening routine immunization and reducing the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases among children across the territory.
The campaign, which will run from May 4 to 10, is expected to reach all six Area Councils of the Territory with potent oral polio vaccines administered to children aged 0 to 59 months.
Speaking at the flag-off ceremony in Abuja, the Mandate Secretary of the Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, underscored the urgency of improving immunization coverage to prevent childhood morbidity and mortality.