Rivers State Deputy Governor Dr. (Mrs) Ipalibo Harry Banigo says the Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike led Administration is passionate about improving the health status of the Rivers People.
The Deputy Governor disclosed this during the meeting of the State Task Force on Immunization at the Government House in Port Harcourt, on Tuesday, 9th April, 2019.
According to Dr. Banigo Rivers State has been ahead of other States in terms of immunization since the inception of the present Administration.
“When we first came in all the health centres had been shut down with no immunization for over a year but with the pragmatic Administration and forthrightness of Governor Wike the health workers came back fully to work and we have been making progress since 2015”.Dr. Banigo stressed.
She expressed the need for all hands to be on deck to tackle tetanus with a view of completely eliminating it and frowned at the situation where some mothers deliver their babies at places without properly trained professional attendants, noting that this practice must stop to prevent our mothers and new babies from coming down with tetanus.
The Deputy Governor expressed gratitude to development partners, the line ministries, media houses, as well as other stake holders for the progress so far made by the State Task Force on Immunization.
“I want to thank you for the progress that we have made so far in our goal to kick out polio permanently out of Rivers State and Nigeria, we have made quite some progress and we are going to achieve it by the Grace of God, so we Have to stay on course to make sure we achieve it” She quipped.
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