The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF, says about 61,000 children spread across the five South East States have not received
Mrs Cristian Munduate, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, gave the statistics at the ongoing First Quarterly Review Meeting of the South-East Zone Traditional Rulers’ Committee on PHC Delivery in Awka.
“This calls for emergency action on our part to ensure these children are located and vaccinated to ensure they thrive and live to achieve their maximum potential. Munduate said Nigeria still has a long way to go toward achieving the well-being of women and children. “It is even declining in Imo, Abia, and Anambra. Statistics showed a higher downward trend of 13 per cent, 19 per cent and 24 per cent respectively.
“About 1.25 million children in the South East are expected to be registered this year but less than 10 percent of this has been achieved so far,” she said.
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