Okowa Flags off Measles Vaccination, Receives USA Health Award for Delta Omon-Julius Onabu in Asaba The Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday flagged off the 2022 State Integrated Measles Vaccine Campaign in A
The Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday flagged off the 2022 State Integrated Measles Vaccine Campaign in Asaba, expressing appreciation, on behalf of the state, for the collaboration of various international partners for the administration’s children’s health programmes.
The Delta State governor took the opportunity to thank the World Health Organisation , United Nations Children Education Fund , National Primary Health Care Development Agency and other partners for collaborating with the state government in the health sector, particularly towards safeguarding the health of children in the state.
Okowa said: “The objective is to increase population immunity, thereby reducing the risk of measles virus transmission and outbreak in our communities. “I call on Deltans to properly dispose of their refuse and not dump them in the drainages as this has serious health consequences for the communities, which apart from worsening the flood situation in those areas, nurture more breeding sites for disease vectors and vermin.