SPECIAL REPORT: Inside fragile chain holding Kano, Gombe’s immunisation systems together
In Kano, the Director-General of the State Primary Health Care Management Board, Salisu Ibrahim, said outreach stipends are paid through a performance-tracking system supported by Acasus, a routine immunisation partner that monitors outreach sessions conducted by service providers.
The State Immunisation Officer, Abdulkarim Aliyu, said routine immunisation outreach is funded through a combination of government resources and donor support, with disbursements passing through several approval and accountability processes before reaching health facilities.
Across communities in Kano and Gombe, routine immunisation continues largely because health workers, volunteers and community mobilisers bridge gaps created by delayed funding, difficult terrain and overstretched primary healthcare systems.
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