The Bauchi State Government has created a budget line for routine immunization in 2025 to curb zero-dose situations in the state.
Executive Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Board, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, made this known on Friday while receiving members of the Committee of Practice Premium Hub in Bauchi.
He said the board would strengthen its accountability mechanisms on activities geared towards achieving Universal Health Coverage.
“We must request a budget line for immunization to address zero doses in children.
“We have also added N870 million to the 2025 budget as a basket fund for immunization.
“According to our MoU, the state government in 2025 will fund the basket 100 per cent,” he said.
Earlier, the State focal person for COP, Dr Hassan Shuaibu, said the team’s visit was to advocate for adequate immunisation funding in the 2025 financial year.
He further called for deploying outreach and mobile teams to underserved communities to fight childhood diseases in the state.
Also speaking, the chairman of the Bauchi State Network for Civil Society Organisations, Mr Jinjiri Garba, pledged the network’s commitment to continue to advocate to stakeholders to ensure prompt releases of budgeted funds to the board.
He told the meeting that civil society organisations would monitor implementations of primary healthcare services and raised concerns in areas to be improved.
He reiterated the commitments of the network to addressing issues of noncompliance in the uptake of immunisation in communities to improve healthcare induced in the state.
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