[ 2014-09-20 ]

Poliomyelitis Immunization Exercise in La-Nkwantanang-Madina
Madina, Sept 19, GNA – The Polio Immunization
took off successfully as scheduled on Thursday
within the La-Nkwantang-Madina Municipal
Assembly.
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the
Municipal Assembly, Mr. Franklin Anku told parents
and guardians who had brought their children under
five years of age for immunization at the Kelekele
Park, that due climate change, a lot of illnesses
have emerged hence the need for immunization.

Speaking to Ghana News Agency (GNA) the Municipal
Health Director of the Assembly, Ms. Priscilla
Anima Siaw said the Polio immunization was being
carried out simultaneously throughout the whole
country beginning on 18th to 20th September.

She said last year the municipality targeted a
population of 28,515 but was able to achieve
27,628 children.

She therefore advised parents and guardians to
ensure that their children under age zero to five
years were immunized.

Madam Siaw said the municipality has targeted
29,094 children to vaccinate and therefore her
outfit has sent out staff from the Polyclinic
including volunteers to visit nursery schools,
market places, and households among others for the
vaccination programme.

She also noted that the Global Poliomyelitis
Eradication Initiative which started in 1988 had
reduced the polio to 99 per cent eradication with
only one per cent more to win the fight.

She intimated that since 2003 Ghana has not
recorded any polio the country.

Source - GNA

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