By Umar Dankano, Yola.
The Adamawa state government has concluded arrangements for the second phase of sub-National plus immunization days (SNIPDs) slated for 2nd to 5th May 2026 across the state.
Executive chairman of the Adamawa state Primary health care Development Agency ADSPHCDA, Dr. Suleiman Bashir Sai’du disclosed the development at a media dialogue with journal its, social media influencers, stakeholders and development partners saying that the exercise is designed to bridge immunity gaps among the children under five.
Represented by the Director Disease Control and Immunization of the Agency, Dr.Jacob Vasumu at the dialogue held on Wednesday in Yola, Dr. Sai’du stated that the immunization campaign was a critical continuation of the broader health strategy of the state.
He described the first round of immunization as a huge success with the support and cooperation being rendered by the media partnership urging journalists to continue the good job by sensitizing parents and guardians to surrender their wards for the important exercise to ensure no child is left vulnerable.
He explained that the second round of SNIPDs, scheduled to hold from May 2 to May 5, with two additional mop-up days, is largely a continuation of the first round conducted a month earlier.
“There is not much difference between the previous round and this one. The goal remains the same, to bridge immunity gaps. We are applying nearly the same implementation, monitoring, and post-implementation strategies, with adjustments only where there may be population increases or additional vaccine requirements.”
He announced that,a total of 1,301,795 eligible children aged 0 to 59 months are targeted for the immunization exercise in the state emphasizing that the campaign will also vaccinate children visiting the state or newly born during the exercise period.
To ensure seamless coverage, he said the state has secured 1,584,740 vaccine doses, a figure deliberately exceeding projected needs to provide a strategic buffer stock for unforeseen demand.
“We always plan beyond our target to accommodate new births, visitors, and any unexpected increase in eligible children. Every child matters,” Dr. Vasumu noted.
In their separate good messages as development partners, Jennifer Dabo of the Unicef and Babangida Usman of the World Health Organization,WHO applauded the media for the massive awareness campaign on the immunization exercise which they believe contributed heavily in changing the narratives.