Jigawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency, PHCDA, is targetting the vaccination of 3,186,521 children against measles and rubella across the state.
This was stated by the state Immunization Officer, Shehu Ibrahim during a media dialogue and sensitisation for the upcoming integrated vaccination campaign in the state scheduled to commence on 06 October, to 15th, 2025.
He said the integrated exercise targeted 48-49% population covering children between 9 months -14.
“The exercise targeted children from 9 months to 14 years for measles/rubella,NOPV 0 to 59 months, HPV 9 year to 14 and RI from 0 month to 23 months ”
According to Shehu the program will be held between 6th-15th October across the 288 wards in the 27 local government areas of the state, added
The SIO said the exercise will be conducted at all the primary and secondary health facilities, public buildings across the 288 wards in the state.
He warned parents against noncompliance and to make sure they takes their children to the centres for the Immunization.
The SIO urged for maximum cooperation for the success of the programme.
Earlier, State Coordinator NPHCDA, Dr Kabiru Mustapha, said the Federal Government targeted 100m children for the exercise to reduce the morbidity and mortality rate in the country.
Available data shows that Nigeria from 2019 to 2024 reported a total of 94.304 confirmed measles cases with 714 death.
While in 2025 Nigeria recorded 4,637 measles cases with 1,539 confirmed cases.
Measles, Rubella immunisation: Jigawa warns against non compliance, targets over 3m children