OGUN TO BEGIN FIRST PHASE 2022 OBR EXERCISE
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n a bid to sustain the eradication of the Wild Polio Virus and respond to the recent outbreak of Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus 2 ( CvDpv2) in some parts of the country, the Ogun State Primary Health Care Development Board is set to begin the fist phase of 2022 OutBreak Response (OBR) Exercise.
According to a statement by the Executive Secretary of the Board, Dr. Elijah Ogunsola, the OBR exercise which will begin on Saturday, 9th through Tuesday, 12th April, 2022 in all the twenty Local Government Areas of the State is aimed at protecting children 0-59 months and preventing the spread of the virus to the State
The statement also indicated that the exercise would involve the use of House-to-House vaccinating Teams, Government Health Facilities, Market places and use of Transit Teams to religious houses for the administration of Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV)to children 0-59 months free of charge.
Mothers and caregivers are enjoined to make their children and wards available as well as inform others o avail themselves the opportunity of the exercise and get them immunized to protect them and avoid the spread of the virus in communities across the State.
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