The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Enugu State
polio-free.This was made known by the country representative, Dr.
Wondimagegnehu Alemu, he commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for nurturing and
sustaining the health programmes in the state......
Alemu made the assertion at the
Enugu State zonal immunization campaign tour organized recently by the wife of
the governor, Mrs. Monica Ugwuanyi, in collaboration with the organization in
Nsukka, Udi and Nkwo Nike respectively. The country representative who was
represented by the state coordinator, Mrs. Angela Izuegbune, said: “WHO has to
express its appreciation to the present administration in Enugu State under His
Excellency, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for providing us with the conducive
environment to operate in the state. “When the administration came on board,
Enugu State was 65 percent in immunization, but now Enugu State is 89 percent
in immunization rate. In 2016, the immunization survey conducted in the country
placed Enugu State on third position and first in South-East, we hope that with
the rate His Excellency and his wife are going, before they leave office in
2023 Enugu State will achieve the required 95 percent on the immunization
target.” He also eulogised Mrs. Ugwuanyi for her pet project Ugo Touch for Life
(U-TOLF) which he noted has positively affected the lives of society’s
vulnerable people. “We have to commend Mrs. Monica Ugwuanyi for her
selflessness to humanity, especially women and the vulnerable. Our mummy has
empowered many people through scholarship, skill acquisition, free health care
services, health enlightenment programmes like hand-washing campaign, dietary
lectures, among others,” he noted. He urged women to avail themselves of the
opportunity provided by the Enugu State governor by giving their children
adequate immunization. Mrs. Ugwuanyi allayed fears that the monkey pox virus
could be contracted through immunization. “We are here because of what we read
in the social media that monkey pox is caused by immunization. It is a lie,
monkey pox has no connection with immunization. It is our duty to immunize our
children properly. It is very agonizing when we see children suffering from
polio or other diseases associated with non-immunization. So it is very
important to complete the five immunization programme as specified,” she
counseled. She also implored the women to attend hospitals for antenatal care
during pregnancy and ensure their babies are delivered at recognized health
institutions.
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