FCTA targets 1,116,677 children in 2025 polio immunization campaign

FCTA targets 1,116,677 children in 2025 polio immunization campaign

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has flagged off a campaign to immunize over 1,116,677 children against polio, with a resounding call on all residents to support the National Immunization Plus Days (NIPDs) holding from May 4 to 10, 2025. At the official launch held in the Palace of Sarki Jiwa, HRH Alj Idris Musa over the weekend in Abuja, the Mandate Secretary of the Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Dr. Adedolapo F…

FG Reaffirms 2030 Goal To Eliminate Child AIDS

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating AIDS in children by 2030. Dr Adebobola Bashorun, National Coordinator of the National AIDS and STDs Control Programme (NASCP), made the pledge on Monday in Abuja during a stakeholders’ workshop on the Global Alliance to End AIDS in Children. Bashorun highlighted that Nigeria had made significant progress over the past two decades in reducing the burden of HIV/AIDS among adults a…

LASG kicks off first round of 2025 National Immunisation Plus Days

The campaign commenced simultaneously across all Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the State.

Poliovirus Found in Sewage Across 18 Districts

Environmental sewage samples from 18 districts across Pakistan have tested positive for wild poliovirus type 1, indicating the continued presence of poliovirus in these areas. The affected districts include Loralai, Quetta, Zhob, Islamabad, Abbottabad, Bannu, DI Khan, Peshawar, Tank, North Waziristan, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Badin, Jamshoro, Hyderabad, Kashmore, Karachi, and Sukkur. Pakistan remains one of the last two countries globally where polio…

Worrying increasing in the number of wild-type poliovirus type-1 cases in Pakistan, Afghanistan

The ambitious goal of eradicating wild-type poliovirus type-1 (WPV1) by 2026 appears to have become tougher; the target year was revised to 2027 in December 2024. WPV1, which is endemic only in Pakistan and Afghanistan, is showing signs of a resurgence since 2023. With Afghanistan and Pakistan reporting six WPV1 cases each in 2023 — there were … Continue reading Worrying increasing in the number of wild-type poliovirus type-1 cases in Pakistan, …

FCTA To Immunise 1,116,677 Children In 2025

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has launched the first round of the 2025 National Immunisation Plus Days (NIPDs), aiming to immunise an impressive target of 1,116,677 children across the territory. The campaign, which runs from May 4 to 10, seeks to enhance routine immunisation and mitigate the impact of vaccine-preventable diseases on children. This initiative will reach all six area councils of the FCT, administering effect…