By Dan Garba, Yola – The World Health Organization (WHO) has fenced off the Adamawa-Borno border in a move to track the spread of Polio from neighbouring Borno State where new cases have been discovered.
The measure is coming on the heels of the immunization a total of 1,685 children against Polio in motor parks and markets in all Adamawa local government areas bordering Borno State.
The exercise which took place from 10 to 15 August, 2016 was meant to stamp out Polio and other related diseases from the State.
Health ministry official in the State, Abubakar Muhammad said the government has taken measures to contain the disease.
“The WHO has immunized about 1,685 children in Motor parks, Markets in all local government areas bordering Borno state and other busy markets in Adamawa as part of effort to fence the border and tame the disease from spreading over.” Muhammad said
Following the discovery of two wild polio cases in neighboring Borno state, the Adamawa Government on Tuesday summon emergency meeting on containment strategy.
He told News men in Yola that the purpose of the meeting was to strategise an perfect emergency containment plans against Polio and other children killer diseases.
Muhammad said that during the meeting vital strategic plans were discussed among which include five successful rounds of immunization exercises to be conducted from August 27, to Nov 22, 2016.
“The state Task force on Immunization summons an emergency meeting following a report of Polio resurgence in neighbouring Borno state.
“The meeting was to strategize and perfect emergency containment plans.” Muhammad said.
He said that the purpose of the five round immunization exercises was expected to be synchronized with also
neighbouring international countries that comprises Niger, Chad and Cameroon Republics.
Similarly, the Information officer confirmed that the World Health Organisation, Yola office, has fenced off Adamawa – Borno border.
He said that the development was to checkmate the influx of the people especially children from Zero to five years from the two states in order to prevent the spread of the disease.
