The Tudun Wada Local Government Area of Kano State has recorded an increase in polio vaccine uptake, with an additional 3,000 children vaccinated in the latest round of the campaign against the disease in the state.
Findings from records obtained by our correspondent at the Tudun Wada Primary Healthcare Centre revealed that a total of 102,526 children were vaccinated with 112,550 doses of Novel Oral Polio Vaccine (NOPV) and 108,500 doses of Bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine (BOPV) being administered to 99,575 children, with 111,100 doses in the first round.
Tudun Wada Local Government Area had, in 2024, recorded cases of resurgence of circulating polio variant and vaccine rejection, making it one of the high-risk local government areas in the state.
However, a field visit by our correspondent during the exercise revealed a remarkable improvement and acceptance by the people of the local government area.
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The local government coordinator of the Primary Health Care Board (PHC), Habibu Musa, attributed the success to the use of pluses, which attracted many children, community-based ad hoc staff who know their settlement as well as the non-compliance resolution committee that assisted in tackling immediate challenges.
While explaining that the vaccine is gaining more acceptance in many of the communities that hitherto rejected it, he said the area is also witnessing an influx of visitors, with some indigene who are Fulani that returned with their families for the farming season.
He noted that in most instances, the leader of the Fulani (Ardo) or any other community head provides them with information on the people with children who are located and vaccinated.
In his remarks, the vocal person of Tshohon Gari community, Suleiman Mohammed, commended the efforts of the state government and stakeholders in providing pluses such as noodles, which attracted a large turnout of children during the exercise.
