“Meningitis vaccine availability in Nigeria is far from adequate to vaccinate all those living in endemic states of the country.'
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The journey of 145 kilometres from Maigatari to the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, in nearby Kano State, seemed like forever. After some laboratory tests were carried out, Farida was diagnosed with cerebrospinal meningitis , an acute infection and inflammation of the fluid and membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. It’s often preceded by symptoms such as headache, nausea, fever and a stiff neck.
What makes Farida’s case more pathetic is that she wants education at all costs, but that can no longer happen in a regular classroom. Sadly, there is no school for special children nearby. “He told us he was having a severe headache. Also, he complained of leg pain. Just one hour after, he died,” Babandi stammered. “Right here at home before me and his mother. We were helpless. We cried our hearts out. Later, the health officials told us it was meningitis.”
Children in Garin-Gambo Village too have not been immunised from the disease after it killed nine children and two adults in March.that at least 65 children in 14 LGAs of Jigawa State died due to complications from meningitis, while most survivors were battling permanent deformities such as deafness, loss of sight, brain disorder and loss of limbs, among others.
“Meningitis vaccine availability in Nigeria is far from adequate to vaccinate all those living in endemic states of the country,” Nasidi said. “The governor was the first person to be vaccinated. He said we should start with him. The governor went to his LGA to launch the COVID vaccination. We had Astrazeneca for phase one and two, later Moderna and Pfizer vaccines,” Mr Shuaib said.
Mr Shuaib said the most dramatic point during the COVID-19 vaccination exercise was when some residents claimed that the vaccine improved their erection. That drove more people to the vaccination centres.For Mr Mahmood, one of the most challenging aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic was the handling of the Almajiris who were returned to Jigawa from other states.
“In Education, 44 per cent of children that are supposed to be in primary school are still out of school in Jigawa.”
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