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Benue Begins Immunization of Women Against Maternal, Neontal Tetanus

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December 10, 2020
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Fwd: Unknown Gunmen Kills District Head In Benue As Ortom Vows To Bring Perpetrators To Book V victoria ibanga to me, chinwe 5 hours agoDetails > > Section Headline North Central > Pic: Ortom > Slug: Unknown Gunmen Kill District Head In Benue As Ortom Vows To Bring Perpetrators To Book > Byline: Dooshima Hir > Tags: > > Unknown Gunmen have killed the District Head of Kundav in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, Chief Awua Alabar. > > Chief Alabar was killed at the early hours of Wednesday, 22nd July, 2020. > > Meanwhile, Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has condemned the killing describing it as sad. > > The Governor who stated that the incident is unacceptable, charged security operatives to find the killers and bring them to justice. > > The Governor, in a press statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Terver Akase, equally urged the people of Ukum, Katsina-Ala and other parts of Sankera to assist security agents with information that can lead to the arrest of the bandits. > > Governor Ortom says the current onslaught on criminals in that axis of the state which has decimated their strongholds and forced many of them to flee to other parts of the country, will be sustained. > > He expressed deep condolences to the family of Chief Alabar over the painful loss and prays God to grant his soul eternal rest.

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Benue State Government has commenced the immunization of Women of Child bearing age to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus.

The immunization which is being done in 18 out of the 23 local governments of the state commenced on Wednesday to end Monday next week.

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Executive Secretary Benue State Primary Healthcare Board, Dr. Bem Ageda announced this while speaking to journalists in Makurdi.

Dr. Ageda said tetanus kills children in high numbers hence the need to immunize the mothers to strengthen and protect the children’s inherent antibodies.

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He explained that women of 15 to 49 years old were eligible.

According to him, Agatu, Gwer West, Logo, Oju and Ohimini, were excluded from the immunization due to good coverage in previous immunization exercises

The Executive Secretary explained that the last schedule of tetanus immunization was in 2018 adding that women were to be given schedules to cover two years after which they would have life time immunity against tetanus.

Dr. Ageda appealed to traditional and religious leaders to encourage women to go out for vaccination for effective coverage saying mobile teams were on ground for the immunization which is free.

 

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