Every dose count. every child deserves a healthy future.
Every child deserves the chance to grow up healthy, strong, and full of hope. One of the simplest and most effective ways to protect your child is by ensuring the receive every recommended vaccine on time. Immunization is an essential, cost effective strategy to reduce childhood illness and death which saves an estimated two to three million lives each year.
Despite the availability of free routine immunization services in many health facilities across Nigeria, many children do not complete the recommended vaccination schedule. Some parents begin the process but fail to return for all the doses because of inadequate knowledge, misinformation, fear of side effects, religious or cultural misconceptions or competing family responsibilities.
Starting your child immunization is an important first step, BUT COMPLETING EVERY SCHEDULED THOSE IS WHAT PROVIDES FULL PROTECTION.
MESSAGE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
• this message is designed to increase the number of children who complete the full routine by promoting positive behavior change among parents and caregivers.
• developing positive attitude towards routine and childhood immunization
• encourage parents within the communities to complete their child immunization schedules.
Parents, caregivers, guardians, pregnant women, fathers, healthcare workers community leaders, parents of children aged 0 -59 months, mother of newborns comma and infants, anyone responsible for the care of young children should complete every childhood immunization according to national schedule. If a dose is missed visit the nearest healthcare facility immediately like teaching hospitals, government primary health care centres, an accredited private health facilities that provide routine immunization services, because every means those leaves a child vulnerable to preventable diseases that may affect their health, education and future.
CALL TO ACTION
COMPLETE EVERY VACCINE. KEEP EVERY APPOINTMENT.
Do not stop after the first vaccine keep every appointment for my complete every dose, and ensure your child receives the full protection against vaccine preventable diseases. Visit the nearest health facility today and give your child a healthy life because every dose count and every child matters.
Every missed vaccine represent a mixed opportunity to protect a child. Childhood immunization is more than just a medical intervention, it is an investment in human development by ensuring that every child receives every vaccine at the right time, parents and caregivers build healthier families, stronger community is more prosperous nation.
EVERY DOSE COUNT. EVERY CHILD MATTERS. EVERY FUTURE BEGINS WITH IMMUNIZATION.
Post a Comment