{"id":68912,"date":"2025-06-24T10:49:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T10:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=68912"},"modified":"2025-06-24T10:49:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T10:49:14","slug":"ooni-backs-measles-rubella-vaccination-campaign-urges-national-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/06\/24\/ooni-backs-measles-rubella-vaccination-campaign-urges-national-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Ooni Backs Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign, Urges National Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Onyeanya Ebere Immaculata<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has declared his full support for the forthcoming nationwide Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign and urged Nigerians to join hands in ensuring its success.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing journalists in Abuja, the revered monarch emphasized the importance of mass mobilization for the campaign, which is scheduled to be launched in October by the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative is being led by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), in collaboration with other health stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeasles and rubella are real threats that continue to claim young lives,\u201d Oba Ogunwusi said. \u201cThe good news is they are preventable through timely vaccination. This campaign is not just an event, it is a call to protect our children and secure our future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Ooni explained that the vaccination drive targets children aged nine months to 14 years, adding that its success would significantly reduce childhood mortality and improve Nigeria\u2019s health indicators.<\/p>\n<p>Calling for collective action, he urged parents, caregivers, teachers, and community leaders to play an active role in ensuring children get vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEducate, dispel myths, and mobilize every household to participate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The monarch also appealed to fellow traditional rulers, religious leaders, and community influencers across the country to use their platforms to sensitize their people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will activate the influence of traditional institutions nationwide to help spread this life-saving message,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on past successes, the Ooni said, \u201cWe did it during COVID-19, and we can do it again. We will continue to support the health initiatives of NPHCDA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The National Agency News (NAN) reports that the vaccination campaign is part of Nigeria\u2019s broader strategy to eliminate measles and rubella in line with global health goals and sustainable development priorities.<\/p>\n<p>With the endorsement of traditional leaders like the Ooni, the campaign is expected to gain momentum and build trust, especially in rural and underserved communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Onyeanya Ebere Immaculata &nbsp; The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has declared his full support for the forthcoming nationwide Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign and urged Nigerians to join hands in ensuring its success. Addressing journalists in Abuja, the revered monarch emphasized the importance of mass mobilization for the campaign, which is scheduled to be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":68913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[184,172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68912","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\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68912"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68914,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68912\/revisions\/68914"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}