The Bauchi State Government has created a budget line for routine immunisation in 2025 to curb the zero dose situation in the state.
The Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Board, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed made this known on Friday while receiving members of the Committee of Practice (COP) premium Hub in Bauchi.
He said the board in Bauchi would strengthen its accountability mechanisms on activities geared towards achieving Universal Health Coverage.
“We will have to request a budget line for immunisation to address zero doses in children.
“We have also added N870 million to the 2025 budget as a basket fund for immunisation.
“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 funding for Immunisation in the 2025 financial year.
He further called for the deployment of 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 (BASNEC), Mr Jinjiri Garba pledged the network’s commitment to continue its advocacy 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 non-compliance in the uptake of immunisation in communities to improve healthcare induced in the state.
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