Cross River state government is taking bold steps to eliminate vaccine-preventable diseases, particularly measles, which has continued to be a leading cause of death among young children.
Flagging off the Integrated Measles Vaccination Campaign at Primary Healthcare Centre, Ikot Effanga-Calabar, the wife of the Governor, Cross River state, Rev. (Mrs.) Eyoanwan Bassey Otu said the campaign seeks to cover at least 95 percent of eligible children in the state.
The First Lady revealed that vaccines would be administered during the exercise, which commenced Saturday, October 12, through Sunday, October 20, 2024.
Mrs. Otu, who was represented by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Gender Mainstreaming, Dr. Inyang Asibong, stressed the need to vaccinate children between the ages of 9 to 59 months against measles, maintaining that the goal of attaining 95 percent coverage would drastically prevent outbreaks in the state.
