Polio: UNICEF targets 68,000 unvaccinated children in Plateau

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Ms Nuzhat Rafique, UNICEF Bauchi Field Officer, disclosed this on Wednesday in Jos, during an advocacy visit to the Gbong Gwom Jos, Jacob Buba.


Rafique said that a comprehensive plan was in place to vaccinate the 68,000 children through targeted interventions in high-risk areas, including Jos North, Jos South, Shendam, and Wase, as well as five additional zero-dose districts.


She explained that the strategy would involve immediate catch-up activities before the April 26 to 30 campaigns, followed by a second round in December, adding that this was to ensure that no child was left behind.

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