The United Nations Fund for the Nation (UNICEF) has declared that, despite the growing insecurity in the state of Benue, it has established contingency plans to reach newly displaced people in the state for vaccination.
The health specialist of the UNICEF field office, ENUGU, Dr. Ifeyinwa Anyanyo, announced this during a zoom meeting media dialogue at the 2025 World Immunization Week organized by the Unicef Enugu field office in collaboration with the Broadcasting Corporation of Abia State (BCA).
The world of immunization week of 2025 is “immunization for all is humanly possible.”
According to Dr. Anyanyo, who spoke about accessibility in Nigeria, the global organization has developed contingency plans to ensure that newly displaced people in the state, in 11 IDP camps, are reached for vaccination.
According to her, “the geographical space of the displaced is enough. But we have a contingency plan to reach the newly displaced and guarantee shocking interventions.
“We have our presence in internal displaced fields, but the needs are a lot and the demand is enormous. It cannot be left alone in the hands of the partners. The government must intervene to perform its roles in the various areas.”
The health specialist ordered all those interested to work to achieve the established objectives despite the factors that create obstacles and barriers to access vaccination.
Some of the challenges that hinder access to vaccination, according to her, are insecurity, geographical space, financing and wrong information.
In his contribution, Dr. Olusoji Akinyele, a health specialist at the Enugu field office that spoke about “availability,” said “vaccines are one of the greatest achievements of humanity” with the reduction of infant mortality rates.
According to him, “vaccination has reduced the infant mortality rate by 40 percent. Today, more children live to see their first birthday and beyond any other time in human history.
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“The vaccine has helped verify disease outbreaks. It has helped save the lives of people of all ages. The vaccination of an individual helps keep the other insurance. This is how important vaccination for humans is.”
In his introductory speech, the communications officer, the UNICEF ENUGU Field Office, Dr. Ijeoma Onuoha-GWE, waited for the need to make media professionals fully conscious and prepared for the critical role they need to play to guarantee the success of the immunization week and beyond.
In his opening comments, the head of the Unicef field office, ENUGU, Mrs. Juliet Chiluwe, pointed out the importance of the World Week of Immunization and the importance of reaching the directed vaccination coverage.
In His Welcomo Address, The Director General of the Broadcasting Corporation of Abia (BCA), Francis Nwubani, Poleded Out The Life-Transforming Impact of Vaccination and Said “More Lives are Now Being Saved, Among People of All Ages, With More Recent Vaccines Against Malaria, Human Papilloma Virus, Cholera, Meningitis, RSV, Ebola and Mpox, Reflecting An was of Massive Scientific Advancements in Development and Delivery of Vaccines. “
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