The Zamfara State Primary Health Care Board (ZPHCB) has said despite security challenges, over one million, five hundred persons have received Covid-19 vaccine in the state.
This was disclosed on Tuesday in Gusau, during media engagement and sensitization on routine immunization and primary health Care services in the state.
The Executive Secretary, Zamfara state Primary Health Care Board, Dr Ismail Tukur stressed that routine immunization has been on, with the assistance of the state Governor.
According to him, Zamfara has over 700 health facilities across the state and over 600 such facilities were engaged in monthly routine immunization.
He also disclosed that Contributory Health care fund was introduced to improve health care delivery in the state.
Dr Tukur appreciated the complimentary efforts of partners in supporting the quality health care delivery in the state.
“We conducts campaign on malaria, measles, cholera, meningitis, turberculosis and others childhood diseases”.
Similarly, the state programme Manager 111 PHCB Mustafa Aliyu said a total of 1,517,000 people have received covid-19 vaccines in the state.
“Zamfara state is currently the 5th state in the country in administering covid 19 vaccines despite security challenges”.
He explained that Anka local government area is the best performing local government with 57% achievement.
“Our expectation is that by September this year, local government areas would have achieved 70%.”.
He further revealed that Zamfara is one of the few states that started the Integration of health components.
In his remarks, the state Commissioner for health, Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar who was represented by Permanent secretary Aliyu Maikiyo Maradun said the Present administration of Governor Bello Mattawale has done a lot in terms of health care.
According to him, the governor has paid all the counter funds to development partners in the area of health.
He explained that the governor has purchased and distributed more than 10 vehicles for inspection to health facilities in the state.
