Kogi State Government is set to immunise about 1.6 million children against measles and meningitis across the 21 local government councils of the state.
The Executive Director, Kogi State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Abubakar Yakubu disclosed this on Wednesday during a press briefing on Kogi State meningitis vaccination Campaign expected to commence on Thursday.
He noted that children within the ages of 9 months and 59 months totalling 866,328 would be immunised against measles while children within the ages of 1 year and 5 years totalling 815,368 would be immunised against meningitis.
Dr Yakubu noted that the objectives are to reduce measles transmission in Nigeria and attain measles elimination goal of 2012-2028 adding that it will also protect all new birth cohorts in the state of the meningitis belt against meningitis.
He urged all traditional leaders, religious leaders, parents and all stakeholders to ensure that all targeted children are present for vaccination.
He stated that the wife of the Kogi State governor, Hajia Mrs Rashida Bello is expected to flag off the campaign at NPI, in Okene local government council.
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