Kano Targets 3.8 Million Children for Meningitis Vaccination

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The Kano State Government has targeted no fewer than 3.8 million children between the ages of one to seven for the meningitis vaccination across the 44 Local Government Areas of the state.

This was contained in a statement by Mr Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje in Kano.

According to Anwar, Ganduje made the disclosure while flagging off the vaccination campaign at Danlasan village in Warawa Local Government Areas of the state.

Ganduje called on the people to participate in the exercise and make sure that they present their children for the vaccination in order to ensure a healthier society.

The governor reminded the people about some of the diseases that were ravaging the society. He said his administration had renovated and equipped about 300 health facilities across the state as part of renewed efforts to provide quality health care in the state.