Agency Restates Commitment to Improve Routine Immunization Indices
ASABA/Nigeria: The Delta State Primary Health Care Development Agency (DSPHCDA) has restated her commitment towards improving the Routine Immunization indices of the state.
The Chairman of agency, Dr Isioma Okobah, stated this while addressing Local Immunization Officers (LIOs) in Asaba during the monthly meeting of staff in the agency.
Dr Okobah charged the Local Immunization Officers (LIOs) to redouble their efforts especially in data collation saying that the state in conjunction with developmental partners was working to ensure no eligible child is unimmunized.
While noting the challenge of manpower in the health sector, Dr. Okobah disclosed that the state government had put machinery in place to engage volunteer health workers in the 107 health centers offering contributory health scheme and that subsequently more would be engaged in the other Health centres.
The chairman emphasized that routine immunization was key towards the prevention of deformities and killer diseases among children, enjoining the LIOs to develop specific plan and activities to reduce the number of high immunized children.
She also encouraged the LIOs to carry out data quality checks at the health facilities and do periodic outreaches to areas with difficult terrain to ensure potent vaccines get to the target population.
In a related development, the Chairman of the Delta State Primary Health Care Development Agency (DSPHCDA) has called on Local Immunization Officers (LIOs) to sustain the high standard of practice left behind by retired LIOs.
Dr. Okobah who made the call during the send forth party held for four (4) retired LIOs, admonished those still serving to emulate their good legacies of their predecessors.
She pointed out that the elevation of the retired Isoko South LIO to the position of Chairman Local Government Health Authority was a recognition of her outstanding commitment in the discharge of her duties.
