Beyond expanding immunisation coverage, the project is also supporting advocacy efforts aimed at increasing government investment in primary healthcare.

Also speaking, the chairperson of the LASAM’s Advocacy Subcommittee, Mrs Shola Hassan, said the organisation has intensified engagements with political office holders and local government authorities to improve support for primary healthcare.

She said recent advocacy visits focused not only on routine immunisation but also on the rehabilitation of dilapidated primary healthcare centres and improving welfare for community volunteers who conduct house-to-house immunisation campaigns.

According to her, poor remuneration of frontline volunteers affects motivation and can compromise data quality, making stronger government support essential.

She disclosed that the Vice Chairman of Alimosho Local Government pledged to engage chairmen of the area’s six Local Council Development Areas after receiving the group’s recommendations.