By Magnus Emuji
Delta State Commissioner for Primary Education, Dr. Kingsley Ashibogwu has assured the State Primary Health Care Development Agency of the Ministry's support at all times , especially in their Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination exercise that would commence on Monday, May 27, 2024 for the overall benefits of the state.
Dr. Ashibogwu gave the assurance in Asaba when the officials of the National Primary Health Care Agency, World Health Organization and Delta State Primary Health Care Development Agency as well as UNICEF officials paid him advocacy visit.
Represented by the Permanent Secretary in Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Augustine Oghoro, the Commissioner described their initiative to flag off the vaccination on the Children's Day as unique.
Dr. Ashibogwu encouraged parents to allow their girl child within the ages 9 years to 14 years to take the vaccine so as to avoid the challenges associated with cervical cancer in line with the guidelines of the health officials.
He said that as part of their collaboration, the Ministry would would sensitize its officers in the local government to inform parents to get their children ready for the exercise.
Dr. Ashibogwu also told the delegation that the Ministry would give them access to schools to carry out the vaccination activity, stressing that the Ministry would ask its field officers to cooperate with the officials of the Delta State Primary Health Care Development Agency.
Earlier, the Executive Director of the Agency, Dr. Paul Yinkore said that the purpose of the advocacy visit was to intimate him of the flag off of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine scheduled to hold on Monday, May 27, 2024.
Dr. Yinkore noted that the collaboration between the Primary Health Care Development Agency, Ministry of Health and the line Ministries had continued to produce results, adding that there was need to always work together and achieve a common purpose.
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