Lagos State Government has announced plans to commence Polio Outbreak Response in all the 20 local governments and local council development areas in the state so as to maintain the country’s polio-free status.

The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Primary Health Care Board, Dr Abimbola Bowale, who disclosed this in Alausa, Ikeja, stated that the exercise will be from January 18 to 22.

He warned the entire “country is vulnerable to reinfection by the wild polio-virus, especially with a recent outbreak of wild polio-virus Type 1 in Malawi and Mozambique.”

He recalled that the Lagos commenced the year 2024 Measles and Yellow Fever Integrated vaccination campaign on October 19, 2024.

According to him, "The Integrated Supplemental Immunization Activities (SIA) campaign was a landmark public health intervention that was aimed at addressing gaps in immunization coverage & curbing the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases in Lagos

"This comprehensive campaign targeted measles, yellow fever, and Human Papilloma-virus (HPV), prioritizing high-risk populations and leveraging innovative strategies to maximize impact."