The Lagos State Government has announced plans to roll out a measles and rubella vaccination campaign as part of efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery and reduce vaccine preventable diseases.
The campaign will target children aged 9 to 14 years and is scheduled to run from January 20 to January 31 across the state.
Vaccinations will be administered in schools, religious centres, primary healthcare facilities and markets.
The State Immunisation Programme Coordinator, Matthew Akinpelu, said the exercise is aimed at reducing infection rates and closing immunity gaps, especially among children who have never received the rubella vaccine.
He explained that the campaign is also critical to reducing cases of Congenital Rubella Syndrome, a condition that affects babies when pregnant women contract rubella.
Akinpelu described measles and rubella as highly contagious viral infections that remain major public health concerns, particularly for children and pregnant women.
He said about 10,000 children are born every year with Congenital Rubella Syndrome in Nigeria, representing roughly 31 percent of the global burden.
Health officials said the campaign is expected to reach about 10.5 million eligible children across Lagos State.
