In 2022, the All Babies program expanded into Bauchi. The program is active in over 1,100 clinics across all 20 LGAs. It is a privilege to partner with Bauchi State in order to incentivize and promote childhood vaccinations. So far, over 481,000 babies from Bauchi have been enrolled in the program.

In 2023, NI-ABAE began holding State and LGA Award ceremonies in appreciation of our partners' achievements in increasing childhood immunization rates and saving lives. In June 2024, NI-ABAE staff and stakeholders, including the Executive Chairman of the State Primary Health Care Development Agency and the Commissioner and Directors from the Ministry of Health, gathered at Hazibal Suites, Bauchi, to present ₦150,000 awards in five categories to Bauchi’s highest-performing LGAs:

• Ganjuwa LGA received the Enrollments Award for its 19,831 enrollments, which constituted the highest percentage uptake of infants enrolled in Bauchi.
• Warji LGA was awarded the Penta Retention Rate Award as the LGA with the highest percentages of infants returning for Penta 1 (96%), Penta 2 (95%), and Penta 3 (94%) vaccinations.
• Jama'are LGA received the Vaccine Supply Award because it had the lowest ratio of vaccine stockouts in comparison to disbursement sessions in Q4 2023.
• The Documentation Award went to Katagum LGA, the LGA with the lowest percentage of issues identified in 2023, with just 13 cases for the entire year.
• Bauchi LGA was presented the Activities Award for conducting the highest number of community activities in the state in 2023: a total of 2,046, comprising 466 awareness activities, 123 campaigns, and 1,457 outreaches.
  

In addition, Mustapha Sulieman was presented with this year’s Best NI-ABAE Manager Award for his effectiveness in supporting the LGA by boosting enrollments and immunization rates and managing mobilization, outreach, and stakeholder engagement. 

We look forward to hosting this State and LGA award event annually and fostering healthy competition as we work toward increasing vaccination rates and reducing zero-dose children in Bauchi State.