Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Tuesday, launched the first-ever meningitis vaccination campaign in the state, declaring a mass vaccination of children between the ages of one and five.
Speaking at the flag-off ceremony at Abakpa Nike Primary Health Centre, in Enugu East Local Government Area, Mr Ugwuanyi who stressed the importance of the campaign against meningitis, ssid the timing for the campaign was apt, considering that "meningitis is often associated with heat and dry season".
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