No fewer than 423 communities in Kaduna State have been certified Open Defecation Free (ODF) between January and June out of the 750 communities targeted for 2019. Bello also said that 60.3 per cent of children less than 12 months have received Penta 3 vaccine in the last six months as against 32 per cent targeted for the year. “Also, 28.2 per cent of newborns have received postnatal care within two days of birth, more than 50 per cent of the 55 per cent targeted for the year,” he said. Zakari said that 60 per cent of UNICEF-supported LGAs currently have functional coordination platforms for prevention and treatment of HIV in women, children and adolescents. “This is far above the 43 per cent targeted for the year.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 01, 2019 19:18 UTC