Despite the effort intensified by the Kano state government to eradicate polio in all the 44 local government areas of the state, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, has confirmed that a child had been affected by the disease in Sumaila local government.
Speaking when he paid a visit to the area, Yusuf urged parents to embark on the clearing of waste and embrace the culture of personnel and environmental hygiene since waste is the contributing factor of any disease.
He also counseled the people to take their children to the nearest health centre for routine immunisation to protect them against the six killer diseases.
Blueprint reports that in Gaya local government, the commissioner expressed appreciation for the impressive turnout of children under the age of five and doffed his hat for the commitment of the local government authorities towards achieving the desire goals.
He charged people to be very cautious to avoid being defrauded by “shameless conmen,” like the way it happened in Gezawa local government where one Sunusi Umar Alasan claimed to be the Special Adviser to the Governor on Immunisation and attempted to snatch a vehicle belonging to the local government and was apprehended by the police.
