The Kwara State Government has launched the 2025 Integrated Health Outreach Programme, designed to enhance access to routine immunisation and primary healthcare services across all the 193 wards of the state.
The intervention, supported by development partners, will target 831,554 children under five, 166,309 infants under one year, and 207,885 pregnant women in the third and fourth quarters of the year.
Speaking on Monday at the launch held at the Primary Health Centre in Tanke, Ilorin, the Executive Secretary of the State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Prof. Nusirat Elelu, said the exercise would provide routine immunisation, tetanus vaccines for pregnant women and adolescent girls, as well as general health checks including blood pressure, blood sugar, body mass index, and nutrition services.
She added that referral systems had been established for cases requiring higher-level medical attention, while a special nomadic outreach strategy would extend services to remote settlements.
“The programme is targeted at achieving more than 80 per cent coverage for the third dose of the pentavalent vaccine this year and to build sustained demand for ante-natal services,” Elelu said.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Ayodeji Abdullahi Taoheed, said the initiative reflected the administration’s commitment to strengthening healthcare delivery through recruitment, facility upgrades, and policy reforms.
In their respective goodwill messages, representatives of the World Health Organisation, African Field Epidemiology Network, and the National Orientation Agency pledged continued support for the state’s health programmes.
Arewa PUNCH reports that the outreach will run throughout the state, with health workers expected to deliver services directly at community and household levels.
