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Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has reiterated the commitment of his administration to partner with the federal government to eradicate circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus in Kano.
He also indicated readiness to sustain collaboration with the Gates Foundation and Aliko Dangote Foundation to check the lapses in the fight against the virus.
A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, Thursday said the governor made the commitment while receiving the coordinating Minister of Health and Social Development and representatives of the two foundations on courtesy call at the Government House, Kano.
Governor Yusuf, represented by Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Faruq Umar Ibrahim, stated that the partnership becomes pertinent at a period when his administration is committed to improving the health of Kano people.
Governor Yusuf added that while the administration celebrates successes recorded within a short period of stay, he is not unaware of the challenges in the healthcare system, including polio and maternal and newborn mortality.
Yusuf vowed to redouble efforts on far-reaching immunisation programmes to capture missing children, strengthen the capacity of healthcare workers, and improve supply chain management to achieve overall goals.
He added that his administration has restored counterparts’ funding on routine immunisation to cover the zero dose inherited from the immediate past government and sustain investment in the Primary Health Care system.
Earlier, the Coordinating Minister of Health, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, applauded the state government’s investment in health and expressed readiness to collaborate with development agencies to eradicate poliovirus in Kano state.
Professor Pate stated that despite the efforts, the resurgence of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus and fake finger marking of children during immunisation in campaigns in Kano is threatening the success recorded in the last 10 years.
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