Kwara State has recorded an increase in childhood vaccination coverage and a decline in malnutrition among children under five, according to the 2025–2026 Nigeria Mini-Demographic and Health Survey.
The survey showed that the proportion of children aged 12 to 23 months who received the third dose of the pentavalent vaccine rose from 34.9 per cent in 2024 to 50.4 per cent in 2025–2026.
It also indicated that the proportion of children who had not received any vaccine dropped from 48.1 per cent to 27.3 per cent during the period.
The Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Nusirat Elelu, disclosed the figures in a statement issued on Wednesday by the agency’s Press Secretary, Bukola Abdulganiyu.
Elelu described the findings as encouraging indicators of progress in child health, attributing the improvements to investments in primary healthcare and nutrition interventions by the state government.
The survey, released by
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