Iyaloja General Canvasses Protection Of Children Against Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

The  Iyaloja General of Nigeria, Chief (Mrs.) Folashade Tinubu-Ojo has called on all caregivers and women in Nigeria to protect children from vaccine preventable diseases especially Measles-Rubella with the safe and potent vaccine during the upcoming Vaccination Campaign.

She made the call when she received in audience the Advocacy Team from Centre for Well-being and Integrated Nutrition Solutions (C-WINS) led by Dr. Nihinlola Mabogun and Dr. M.Z. Mahmud.

In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, Chief Tinubu-Ojo urges all families, especially market women to ensure their children receive this life-saving vaccine which will commence later this year.

“As one of the renowned national advocates of public health, I stand in strong support of the Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign, which will commence in October 2025 and urge all families, especially market women to ensure their children receive this life-saving vaccine.”

”The good news is that mothers in Nigeria can now prevent these childhood diseases, protect our children and ensure they grow healthy and strong with a combination Measles Rubella vaccine which has been tested, approved, and confirmed to be potent and safe by the Nigerian government and global health experts,”she said.

The Iyaloja General commended the Federal Government of Nigeria for the initiative to include the Measles Rubella vaccine in Nigeria’s immunization schedule.

She called on the federal government to fulfill its funding commitment towards making the programme successful by releasing funds timely.

The  Iyaloja General of Nigeria who expresses worry that Measles and Rubella diseases which are preventable continue to affect children in Nigeria, often leading to severe birth defects, lifelong disabilities including blindness, deafness, holes in the heart, mental impairment and even death. 

“immunization provides the immunity children need, sparing families the financial, time, and emotional burden of managing preventable disabilities. I would personally participate in the mobilization and sensitization of women and ensure vaccination centers are available at marketplaces, she added.

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