The Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KWSPHCDA), in collaboration with its partners, will commence the November round of the polio immunization campaign from Saturday, November 30th, to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024, across all 16 Local Government Areas of the state. This initiative aims to protect vulnerable children under 5 years of age from poliomyelitis.
The campaign follows the isolation of circulating variant poliovirus from both human and environmental sources in several states. The immunization exercise will be conducted as a house-to-house activity, with health workers also visiting markets, churches, mosques, schools, and social gathering places to administer two drops of the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) to eligible children, regardless of their previous immunization status.
Polio paralysis is irreversible, but the polio vaccine prevents it. The vaccine is free, safe, and there is no risk of overdose.
Protect your child today—say yes to polio immunization.
Alade Opeyemi
Press Secretary,
Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency.
