The Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board (KSPHCMB) says it remains committed to improving routine immunisation services and expanding access to life-saving vaccines for children across the state.
This commitment was reiterated on Wednesday during the Routine Immunisation (RI) Leadership Stocktake Meeting held at the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), Nassarawa Hospital, Kano.
The meeting was chaired by the Director General of KSPHCMB, Professor Salisu Ahmad Ibrahim, and supported by Acasus. It brought together key health managers and stakeholders to review routine immunisation performance, assess implementation challenges, and identify strategies to strengthen service delivery and increase vaccination coverage among eligible children.
Participants reviewed progress recorded in the implementation of routine immunisation activities across the state, examined programme data, and discussed measures to enhance accountability at all levels of service delivery.
Key areas of focus included fixed and outreach vaccination sessions, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, data quality and reporting, cold-chain functionality, and the effective utilisation of Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) resources to support immunisation services.
At the end of the meeting, stakeholders adopted a number of resolutions aimed at strengthening routine immunisation across Kano State. These include improving data management and reporting systems, enhancing supportive supervision and accountability mechanisms, strengthening cold-chain maintenance, optimising the use of available resources, expanding outreach services, and promoting peer learning among health facilities.
The resolutions are expected to accelerate efforts to reach zero-dose and under-immunised children while improving overall vaccination coverage throughout the state.
Speaking at the meeting, Professor Salisu Ahmad Ibrahim reaffirmed the board’s dedication to ensuring equitable access to vaccines for every eligible child in Kano State.
He called on programme managers, local government health authorities, and frontline health workers to sustain collaboration and effectively implement the agreed resolutions to further strengthen routine immunisation services and improve health outcomes for children and communities across the state.