The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged traditional and community leaders in Niger State to promptly report suspected public health emergencies to the relevant authorities to strengthen disease prevention, control and outbreak response.
Earlier, UNICEF also warned that Niger State is at risk of a polio outbreak following the increasing number of cases recorded in neighbouring states, stressing the need for intensified routine immunisation and surveillance.
The UNICEF Social and Behaviour Change State Facilitator, Adamu Mamba, made the call during a two-day training on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Case Management during Disease Outbreaks held in Minna.
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Mamba urged participants to support disease prevention efforts by promoting healthy practices within their communities and encouraging residents to embrace vaccination programmes.
“Community leaders should imbibe the culture of early reporting of suspected disease cases and actively support vaccination campaigns.
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