In a bid to curb the spread of polio in Bauchi,the Emir of the State,Alhaji Rulwanu Suleiman, on Saturday called on the state government to enact a law onpolio immunization.
According to report, the Emir represented by the Dam Amar Bauchi,Alhaji Hassan Bayero, made the call in Bauchi at a roundtable on ways to curb polio organized by the Voice of America (VOA) and the Centre for Disease Control.
He said it would force parents who refused to bring out their children and wards for immunization.He explained that though the disease had reduced in the state, especially in Bauchi and Toro local government areas, there was still the need for a law to sanction defaulting parents.
However, Suleiman warned against the use of underage persons as vaccinators, which led to some of the non-compliance in previous exercises.
Report stated that in his contribution, a cleric with the Bauchi State Shari’ah Commission, Uztaz Hadi Abubakar, disabused the minds of the people that the administration of polio vaccine was un-Islamic.Abubakar explained that it was wrong for parents and guardians to prevent their children and wards from being immunized.
Some vaccinators, who attended the occasion, complained about the shortage of pluses given to children during the exercise and urged the state government to provide more pluses for distribution. (NAN)
According to report, the Emir represented by the Dam Amar Bauchi,Alhaji Hassan Bayero, made the call in Bauchi at a roundtable on ways to curb polio organized by the Voice of America (VOA) and the Centre for Disease Control.
He said it would force parents who refused to bring out their children and wards for immunization.He explained that though the disease had reduced in the state, especially in Bauchi and Toro local government areas, there was still the need for a law to sanction defaulting parents.
However, Suleiman warned against the use of underage persons as vaccinators, which led to some of the non-compliance in previous exercises.
Report stated that in his contribution, a cleric with the Bauchi State Shari’ah Commission, Uztaz Hadi Abubakar, disabused the minds of the people that the administration of polio vaccine was un-Islamic.Abubakar explained that it was wrong for parents and guardians to prevent their children and wards from being immunized.
Some vaccinators, who attended the occasion, complained about the shortage of pluses given to children during the exercise and urged the state government to provide more pluses for distribution. (NAN)
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