As final push to get rid of Meningitis among children between the ages of 1 to 7 years, governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has flagged-off vaccination exercise, at Danlasan town in Warawa local government, Saturday, which targets 3.8m children in all the 44 local governments across the state.

He called on the people to fully participate in the exercise and make sure that they bring forth their children for the vaccination, urging them to be partners in progress, while paving way for healthier society.

To get stronger participation by members of communities, governor reminded people about some of the diseases that were ravaging the society, "But with similar vaccinations all such diseases are now history. People must therefore cooperate for our society to be totally free from Meningitis," he says.

He called, appealed and directed people to make sure that their children are vaccinated, adding that, "We must always be proactive. Particularly in matters that affect our health. Therefore don't hide your children. Safeguard their future." Governor reminded that, his administration renovated and made some outstanding marks in 300 health facilities across the 44 local governments in the state. "What we are doing now is to make sure that we take health care delivery system to people's doorsteps. That is why we are doing our best in repositioning the sector. And we remain up and doing in making progress in this direction," he encourages.

In his remarks the state commissioner of health Dr Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa said Meningitis is one of the Tropical diseases disturbing spaces on the African Sub-region, so also disturbing 19 Northern Nigerian states including Abuja.