Anambra Govt Vaccinates 5.5 Million Residents Against Yellow Fever

On Wednesday, Anambra Government said that during the 10-day campaign against Yellow Fever, it vaccinated about 5.5 million residents of the state against the disease.

This was disclosed by the state’s Commissioner for Health, Vincent Okpala during the budget defence of the ministry before the State House Committee on Health in Awka.

Okpala stated that the vaccination began on October 30 and covered 19 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state exempting Ayamelum and Anambra West LGAs owing to flood.

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To ensure wide coverage, Okpala noted that the vaccinators visited public health facilities, educational institutions, churches and village squares.

The health commissioner said, “In two weeks, we have been able to vaccinate about 5.5 million residents in 19 out of the 21 LGAs in Anambra.

”We were not able to carry out vaccination in two LGAs – Anambra West and Ayamelum LGAs – due to flooding problems, but we began vaccination there on Monday, Nov. 16.

“Our target is to vaccinate about six million residents and we hope to achieve that by the end of the exercise.”