The LHAAT team in Igabi Local Government Area, Kaduna State, took part in the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and HPV week at Rigachikun primary health care in July 2026. Under-fives received albendazole for deworming and Vitamin A at health facilities, while school-age girls received the HPV vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer, in their schools.
Two delivery channels, one record
Running the campaign in two places at once made coordination and tracking harder, and vaccine hesitancy and limited awareness of the schedule affected turnout. The team concentrated on accurate record-keeping for both the facility-based doses and the school-based HPV doses, in line with national guidelines, and mobilised households and caregivers to bring under-fives to the facilities. It also worked with school heads, teachers and parent–teacher associations to explain the benefits of HPV vaccination, and secured approval from school authorities for on-site vaccination sessions.
What the team reports
The team reports more children reached than in previous rounds and improved HPV coverage for girls through school delivery, with caregivers more willing to take part in future campaigns. Its lessons: combining facility and school strategies maximises reach, partnerships with schools and community leaders drive turnout, clear messaging reduces hesitancy, and separating the MNCH and HPV teams with strict data capture improves accountability.
Source: report by Sanusi Zainab Sambo, LHAAT citizen journalist, Igabi LGA, July 2026. Coverage figures were not included in the report.