As the world marked this year’s 2024 Polio Day celebration, Anambra Governor’s wife, Mrs. Nonye Soludo, urged nursing mothers to sustain the vaccination of their children in the state.
She made this appeal while speaking to journalists shortly after administering the poliomyelitis vaccine to some babies at Amawbia Primary Healthcare Centre in Amawbia-Awka on Friday, as part of the activities to commemorate the day.
According to the governor’s wife, there have been no recorded cases of poliomyelitis in Anambra State for the past ten years, attributing this success to the cooperation of Anambra women in giving greater attention to their children’s health.
“The day provides an opportunity to highlight global efforts towards a polio-free world and honour the tireless contributions of those on the frontlines in the fight to eradicate polio from every corner of the world,” she stated.
“Vaccination is the key to complete eradication. Get your children vaccinated and give them the gift of life by preventing polio.”
Mrs Soludo commended the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, the World Health Organisation (WHO), the management of the Nonye Soludo Healthy Living Initiative, and other health partners for their continuous advocacy for healthy living. She assured that her husband, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that the virus is completely eradicated in Anambra State.
In his brief speech, Commissioner for Health Dr Obidike assured that the state government will do everything humanly possible to sustain the measures used in curtailing the spread of the virus in the state.
The Nigerian Tribune gathered that the event was organised by the State Ministry of Health in collaboration with WHO and featured a road walk accompanied by Rotary International, Awka District.
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