TSU PUBLIC HEALTH GRADUATE TAKES IMMUNISATION TO UNDERSERVED CHILDREN IN REMOTE BALI COMMUNITIES
A graduate of Public Health from Taraba State University, Emmanuel Pius, is taking routine immunisation directly to children in hard-to-reach settlements of Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State, helping to bridge healthcare gaps in communities with limited access to health facilities.
Pius, a trained public health professional, carries vaccines to remote settlements, particularly communities affected by poor road networks, flooding and long distances from Primary Healthcare Centres.
Working through the Letere Primary Health Care Centre, he has intensified routine immunisation and supplementary vaccination activities to ensure that children in underserved communities are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases.
Some settlements become difficult to access during the rainy season as flooding and deteriorating roads cut communities off from health facilities. For many families, taking their children for routine vaccination can therefore become extremely difficult.
Rather than wait for parents to overcome these barriers, Pius takes the service closer to them, reaching communities that conventional health outreach programmes sometimes struggle to access.
“My vision is to ensure every child is fully immunised against vaccine-preventable diseases,” Pius said.
Residents have welcomed the initiative, particularly in communities where access to regular medical services remains limited.
His intervention is helping to close immunisation gaps and protect children against diseases including measles, polio and yellow fever.
The initiative also highlights the challenges facing healthcare delivery in some rural parts of Taraba State, where difficult terrain, poor roads and inadequate resources continue to affect access to essential health services.
Pius believes that with stronger institutional support, logistics and resources, more children in remote communities can be reached through regular outreach programmes.
For families in the hard-to-reach settlements of Bali, the intervention is already making a difference by bringing essential healthcare closer to children who might otherwise be left behind.
