OGUN GOVT ASSURES FUNDING, LOGISTICS FOR MEASLES-RUBELLA CAMPAIGN

 OGUN GOVT ASSURES FUNDING, LOGISTICS FOR MEASLES-RUBELLA CAMPAIGN

Ogun State Government has assured residents of adequate funding and logistics support for the forthcoming measles-rubella vaccination campaign scheduled to commence on January 27 and will end February 5, 2026.

The assurance was given by the Deputy Governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, who is also the Chairman, Task force on Primary Healthcare at a meeting of the State Task Force on Primary Health Care in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

In her remarks, the Deputy Governor commended Ministry of Health, Health sector stakeholders and Development partners, particularly UNICEF for providing ambulance boats to support healthcare delivery in riverine communities as well as  sustaining a resilient primary healthcare system despite challenges, while reaffirming the administration’s commitment and the Governor’s continued support for all primary healthcare interventions.

Engr. Oyedele acknowledged the challenges highlighted in the report and promised that they would be escalated to the Governor for urgent attention, while calling on religious bodies, Community Development Associations, Women groups, National Orientation Agency and the Media to intensify sensitisation efforts, urging them to leverage on social media and influencers to reach young people and parents.

She added that State government would not relent in its efforts to ensure the success of the measles rubella campaign, noting that the request for funding had been presented and would be approved promptly to ensure the success of the intensive exercise.

Earlier, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, applauded development partners, religious leaders, community-based organisations and other stakeholders for their consistent collaboration with the State government in strengthening healthcare delivery, particularly at the grassroots.

She noted that the task force meeting had provided an opportunity to review progress made across the State’s primary healthcare system and aligned strategies ahead of the statewide immunisation exercise.

Also speaking, Executive Secretary of the Ogun State Primary Health Care Board, Dr. Elijah Ogunsola, gave a detailed report on the board’s achievements and challenges in 2025 as most local governments recorded improvements across key health indicators, noting that, though, some setbacks were observed, largely due to infrastructure and logistics gaps.

He disclosed that the measles rubella immunisation campaign would run for 10 days and targeted at children aged nine months to 14 years, describing it as one of the widest age-range vaccination exercises ever undertaken in the State, adding that over 8,000 health workers would be deployed across schools, health facilities and communities to ensure full coverage.

Reacting on behalf of the development partners, UNICEF representative, Mrs. Florence Moloku, commended the Ogun State Government for its efforts to strengthen primary healthcare delivery across the State, noting that the initiative aligned with the global goal of ending preventable diseases in Africa and assured of continued technical and financial support for the successful implementation of the forthcoming measles-rubella vaccination campaign.

 

Idongesit Jonah and Segun Owotomo,

Information and Public Relations Officers, Office of the Deputy Governor and Primary Health Care Development Board