The Sultan raised the concern during an engagement on Thursday in Abuja between northern traditional leaders and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency.
The Sokoto traditional leader said there was a need for states with IDP camps, such as Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger, and Kastina, to take proactive measures to prevent outbreaks of diseases.
He said, “We have challenges ahead of us. We have about six states in the North with a high number of Internally Displaced Persons. We have tried to reach them, but we could not. We must work with the governors in these states so that we can reach them. If there is any outbreak of an epidemic, one person is enough to pass it around to the whole population in the IDP. This is a serious concern.”
Meanwhile, the Federal Government disclosed on Thursday that it would soon introduce the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine into the country’s immunisation schedule.
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