NPSIA review activity held in Benin, stakeholders harp on importance of vaccinination
Participants with organizers during a group photograph session at the one day review of Non-Polio supplemental immunization activity By Bernadette Idalu Members of the Media and women led Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), with keen interest on societal and family health, on Friday, November 15, 2024, congregated at the Vichigates Hotel and Suits, Benin City, where they networked, and came up with possible approaches to boost awareness and use of vaccines in society, to wade off preventable diseases during a one day review of Non-Polio supplemental immunization activities (NPSIA) to improve vaccine trust and uptake in Edo State, organized by Edo State Ministry of Communication and Orientation in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Haven been warmly welcomed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Desmond Agbama, and the Director, Mrs. Rose Imonikhe, participants got to work with the review which was all