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Ekiti Govt Tasks Parents to Embrace HPV Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer
..As Ekiti First Lady Flags-Off HPV Vaccination

By Precious Oham

The Ekiti State government on Monday tasked parents to embrace Human Papilloma Virus, HPV, vaccine to end cervical cancer among the girl-child.

The wife of the Ekiti State Governor, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji, who flagged off the HPV vaccination exercise in Ado-Ekiti, urged parents and guardians to encourage their girl-child to take the vaccine.

The Commissioner for Health and Human services Dr Oyebanji Filani, who reiterated the benefits of the vaccine said it is safe and healthy towards the elimination of cervical cancer.

According to him, no fewer than 300,000 girl-child between the age of 9-14 years will benefit from the exercise which will cut across all the primary healthcare facilities in the State.

His words: "HPV helps to prevent cervical cancer and cervical cancer is one of the deadly cancers that affects women. HPV helps to prevent the cervical cancer.

"Well, the idea to the HPV vaccine is the prevention and it's similar to some other vaccines that children have taken when they were much younger. Whether it's the polio vaccine or the measles vaccine or any of the other vaccines, this vaccine will be given starting from children within the age of 9 and 14.

"I would like to encourage all mothers and all fathers that this is a vaccine that has been properly checked by NAFDAC. It has been certified by the Federal Ministry of Health and certified by the State.

"Also, if you go to any of our primary health centres, it is free. It is free as the same with all other of our vaccines. If you walk into any of our facilities to get the vaccine, you could guarantee that."

Gilbert Ayodele Seluwa, the Director General of the Primary Health Care Development Agency in the State described the vaccine as an investment for the future.

According to him; "Immunization services is not new in any environment. This is a n

15/04/2024

Cervical Cancer: Group Sensitizes Education Officers in Ekiti on Proposed Vaccination of Girl-Child

The Technical Committe on the elimination of Cervical Cancer in Ekiti State on Monday sensitized Area Education Officers in the state on the need to educate parents on the benefits of Human Papilomavirus, HPV, vaccine.

The group carried out the awareness during an advocacy visit to the Area Education Officers in Ado-Ekiti.

Leading the delegation, the State Health Educator, State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Mrs Oguntoye Olajumoke appealed to the Education Officers to pass the message on the benefits of the vaccine to parents at the grassroots level.

She noted that the sensitization will cut across all the relevant stakeholders in ensuring that the girl-child from age 9-14 years are vaccinated to prevent infection with HPV types 16 and 18 that are known to cause cervical cancer.

Her words: "They are the key officers when we are talking about the vaccination on the girl-child of age 9-14 years because most of them are in schools. They need to know the information, seek the consent of the parents in their PTA meetings so that they will help us to create the awareness.

"The essence is that when it is time for us to administer this vaccine, it will not be difficult because the awareness might have reached the parents. We are still going to visit all the stakeholders in the state."

Speaking at the advocacy visit, the Director, Disease Control and Immunization in Ekiti State, Dr. Nicholas Ojo urged the Education Officers to own the programme to ensure that every child is vaccinated whether in school or out-of-school.

On her part, the State Immunization Officer, Ogundola Omolabake revealed that due to the available resources, they are limiting the vaccination to age 9-14 years adding that they are capturing all primary and secondary schools in the state.

13/04/2024

More pictures from advocacy visits to places including, offic of the Commissioner for Health, NOA etc

11/04/2024

Photo Speaks:

During a seminar in Ado Ekiti

09/04/2024

Recently, members of the team paid an advocacy visit to the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Ekiti State Council.

We had a fruitful deliberation on how the union can partner the agency to promote healthcare in the state.

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Our Vision:
To make Ekiti State healthy through leadership that engenders promotion of a virile and sustainable Primary Health Care system that keeps in check disease burden through strong partnerships, unwavering resource mobilization, and continuing community collaboration.

Our Mission:

To reduce vaccine preventable disease in the state through routine and supplemental immunization activities, reduce maternal morbidity and mortality in Ekiti State through equitable distribution of skilled Health workers commensurate with client flow and maintain a healthy population through regular health promotive and protective measures.