More than 579,540 children under the age of five were immunised against polio in Ekiti during the just concluded first round of the National Immunisation Plus Days between March 25 and March 28.
The Director of Primary Health Care in the Ekiti State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Joshua Ileke, made this known in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday during a meeting of stakeholders in the health sector.
Ileke said the figure represented 87 per cent coverage of the 667,145 children targeted in the 177 wards across the state.
He said that Emure Local Government recorded the highest coverage in the state with 95 per cent immunisation coverage while Ekiti West recorded the least per cent coverage with 66 per cent during the exercise.
Commending stakeholders for their support in achieving the level of success, Ileke solicited greater support…
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