Katsina To Vaccinate 4.8m Children Against Rubella

Ahead of the forthcoming Integrated Polio Vaccination Campaign in Katsina State, no fewer than 4.8 million children aged between nine months and 14 years are expected to be vaccinated against Rubella in the state.
The campaign against the contagious viral infection is scheduled to be held from October 6 to October 13, 2025.
The state has also been provided with 3,698,500 doses of Novel Oral Polio Vaccines (nOPV2), targeting 2.3 million children under five years of age, who will be vaccinated through Directly Observed Oral Polio Vaccination (DOOPV).
The Chief of UNICEF Field Office in Kano, Rahama Farah, disclosed this in Katsina during a media dialogue on the Integrated October Polio Vaccination Campaign held in the state capital.
The dialogue, organised by the UNICEF and the Katsina State Government, was attended by the National Emergency Operation Centre representatives, the WHO officials and that of the Katsina State Primary Healthcare Agency.
Farah said a total of 2,253 teams would be deployed to administer the vaccine using fixed and temporary post strategies from October 4 to 13, 2025.
While outlining preparations made by the UNICEF to support Katsina State in implementing a successful campaign, he announced that a total of 5,584 teams would provide routine immunisation services and other antigens from October 6 to 10, 2025.
While outlining preparations made by the UNICEF to support Katsina State in implementing a successful campaign, he announced that a total of 5,584 teams would provide routine immunisation services and other antigens from October 6 to 10, 2025.
These teams he explained, would include 3,761 teams moving from house to house, 993 teams in transit/special points, and 830 in fixed post.
According to him, UNICEF has supported the training of 3,300 health workers on improved people skills and the training of 600 Non-Compliance Resolution Teams (NCRTs).
He therefore urged the media to disseminate accurate information about polio vaccine and the vaccination process and use various channels to mobilise caregivers, parents, communities, and stakeholders to make children available for vaccination.
Vaccines he said, are provided free by the government, and are effective and safe, stressing the need for all necessary actions to be taken to eradicate polio in Katsina State and indeed Nigeria.
“Two hundred NCRTs, each comprising a community leader, traditional leader, and a vaccinator, will be deployed to resolve non-compliance cases in advance and during the intra-campaign phase on a real-time basis in Katsina.
“Katsina State, with UNICEF’s support, has deployed six state facilitators, 21 LGA facilitators, 462 voluntary ward supervisors (VWSs), and 4,647 voluntary community mobilisers (VCMs) to support the October MR campaign,” Farah explained.
“We have gathered today to highlight the crucial role that the media plays in our collaboration to ensure the well-being of children.
“The integrated campaign in Nigeria planned to implement a Measles Rubella (MR) campaign integrated with Polio in all 36 states across the country, in two phases, starting from October 6, 2025, to February 13, 2026.
“Katsina State will implement the Polio Campaign integrated with Measles Rubella (MR) from October 6 to 13, 2025”, he added.