By: Attahiru Ahmed
The Zamfara state government has targeted 1.4 million children to be vaccinated in this round of polio immunisation exercise, just as four new cases were discovered in the state.
This was disclosed by the incident manager Emergency Operations Center, Zamfara state, Dr Murtala Salaudeen during a media briefing on Sunday.
According to him, as part of the efforts to ensure no child left unvaccinated, a total of 1,997 teams were deployed across the community to ensure the successful vaccination in the state.
“This time around we have strategies our operations on house-to-house campaign to with distribution of indamine pack to every child that was vaccinated and ensure a huge and successful exercise in the state,” he stated.
The Zamfara incident manager maintained that this round of polio immunisation is targeting 1.4 million children and have started from 7th – 13th March 2026 to ensure no child is left unvaccinated in the state.
“There are four new cases of poliomyelitis recorded in two local government areas in the state,3 cases in Gummi and 1 case in Tsafe local government area,” he said.
He highlighted that in 2024 16 cases of polio were recorded but in 2025 the state has celebrated zero case through the state.
Salaudeen emphasised that children need to be vaccinated against poliomyelitis, “the drugs are safe, would not harm any child but would save our children,” he assured.
He stated that all stakeholders are important in the campaign against poliomyelitis,and would continue to work with partners to ensure the successful exercise in the state.
In his remarks, the United Nation Children Fund (UNICEF), social policy specialist, Sokoto office, Mr. Isah Ibrahim, assured that UNICEF would continue to support the state government towards the survival of children in the state.
He appreciated the giant efforts of the state government in ensuring the wellbeing of its citizens, through the provision of health care facilities in the state.(Tribune)
