{"id":62348,"date":"2025-03-08T19:51:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T19:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=62348"},"modified":"2025-03-08T19:51:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T19:51:48","slug":"vndc-champions-womens-role-in-immunisation-launches-mentorship-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/03\/08\/vndc-champions-womens-role-in-immunisation-launches-mentorship-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"VNDC Champions Women\u2019s Role in Immunisation, Launches Mentorship Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Abaire Olanlesi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Vaccine Network for Disease Control (VNDC) has underscored the vital role of women in driving immunisation and shaping health policies in Nigeria, marking the 2025 International Women\u2019s Day with a strong call for female empowerment in public health.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a symposium organized by the National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) in Abuja, VNDC CEO Mrs. Chika Offor emphasized that empowered women are more likely to ensure their children receive life-saving vaccinations.<\/p>\n<p>She urged greater female participation in health decision-making, noting that women, as caregivers and community mobilizers, are key to boosting vaccine uptake and policy advocacy.<\/p>\n<p>To further this mission, Offor announced a six-month mentorship programme aimed at training aspiring female leaders in health advocacy, equipping them with the skills to influence public health policies at the grassroots level.<\/p>\n<p>NCWS National President, Princess Edna Azura, decried gaps in policy implementation regarding women\u2019s rights and gender equality in healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>She praised VNDC\u2019s efforts, highlighting the crucial role of women in achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and improving vaccine acceptance, particularly in rural areas.<\/p>\n<p>A beneficiary of VNDC\u2019s advocacy, Mrs. Aisha Bello, shared her journey from vaccine hesitancy to becoming a community advocate for immunisation.<\/p>\n<p>The symposium reinforced the 2025 International Women\u2019s Day theme, \u201cFor All Women and Girls: Rights, Equality, Empowerment,\u201d emphasizing the need for women to take center stage in shaping health policies for a healthier Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Abaire Olanlesi The Vaccine Network for Disease Control (VNDC) has underscored the vital role of women in driving immunisation and shaping health policies in Nigeria, marking the 2025 International Women\u2019s Day with a strong call for female empowerment in public health. Speaking at a symposium organized by the National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":62349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[184],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62348"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62350,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62348\/revisions\/62350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}