Kwara flags off Measles Vaccination Campaign . Kicks off Routine Immunization Outreach . Kwara emerges the best implementing state in the last measles campaign - Elelu

The Kwara State Government through the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KWSPHCDA) has flagged off the Measles Vaccination Campaign and Routine Immunization Outreach to aid prompt containment of vaccine-preventable diseases and fortify the children against communicable diseases. The vaccination campaign is part of the proactive measures of the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KWSPHCDA) to forestall the spread of diseases and strengthen the immunity of the children against the avoidable infections. The Executive Secretary of Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Nusirat Elelu described measles as a highly infectious disease which causes severe illness and death in vulnerable children, stressing the need for vaccination to engender protective shield against its complications " Measles is one of the highly infectious diseases known to man. Though vaccine-preventable, it is one of the leading causes of severe disease and dea...