Agency The wife of Anambra Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, on Saturday, decried the low uptake of immunisation in the state, urging mothers to prioritise the health and future of their children. Soludo spoke at the 2nd Anambra State Women Health Summit organised under her Healthy Living Initiative in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), in Awka. She said that immunisation was important to protect children from lifelong illness.
“I’m not happy to hear that our state is recording low immunisation uptake. Mothers need to create time and take their children to health facilities to get them vaccinated. “These childhood vaccines are free, safe, and effective.
Mothers should see immunisation as a top priority because when your child is healthy, you are free from the stress and expenses experienced when a child is ill. “Since Gov. Chukwuma Soludo’s administration started the free antenatal and delivery policy, Anambra state is now one of the states with the lowest maternal mortality.
We want to record the same in the area of immunisation too,” she said. Soludo urged women to appreciate their God-given skin colour and shun spending so much on bleaching creams. “Instead of spending so much on bleaching creams, women should spend more on regular health checks, eating balanced diets, and engaging in regular exercises to stay fit and healthy,” she said.
Also speaking, Dr Uju Obiagwu of the WHO, lamented that immunisation coverage was gradually reducing in Ana.