United Nations Secretary General, Mr Ban Ki-Moon has said that the international agency is mobilising financial support to enhance vaccination and sanitation in Nigeria.
The UN Scribe made this known during his visit to Family Health Clinic, (primary health care centre) in Area 2, Garki, Abuja.
He said “The United Nations is mobilising all necessary resources and working very closely with Global Vaccine Alliance to mobilise necessary support, particularly financial support for the country.
“I have been very impressed by the way Nigerian Government is providing sanitation and health services for many people particularly women and children.
“The United Nations is mobilising all necessary resources and we are working very closely with the alliance to mobilise necessary support, particularly financial support for Nigeria.
“I rejoice with Nigeria for celebrating one year of zero case of polio and I hope that, as soon as possible, Nigeria will be declared a polio-free state.
“We have just two countries in the world remaining with polio – Pakistan and Afghanistan. Nigeria will soon be declared a polio free country, I hope this momentum will be sustained.”
The global vaccine alliance is an international organisation established in 2000. It aims to bring public and private sector organisations together with the shared goal of creating equal access to new and underused vaccines for children living in the world’s poorest countries.