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The Director General of the Cross River State Primary Healthcare development agency, Dr Janet Ekpenyong has admonished parents especially nursing mothers on the need to present their children for immunization services as and at when due.
The admonition was made in Utanga, Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State while on a working visit to supervise Primary Healthcare facilities in the Northern part of the state.
Dr Ekpenyong said immunization protects children from common diseases affecting children tasked members of the Hausa-fulani community to avail their children the opportunity to be immunized just like every other child in the country.
She urged them to debunk every rumor and ideology portraying Immunization as unsafe with negative implications to the health of their children but rather see it as the best form of protection for children against childhood killer diseases .
Ekpenyong further assured them that, no region, group or individual will be marginalized or neglected in the provision of any Primary Health care services as the state government is keen to actualizing an Efficient Health sector in line with global best practices where citizens can receive a 24 hours quality , affordable and available health care.
One of the respondent and participants, Hadiza Daura praised the DG for the awareness creation as she also pledged her commitment to sensitize other people within the Hausa-fulani settlement in Utanga and across Obanliku.
