In the time past, parents reported so many cases of children that died in their prime. Many of these parents did not enjoy child bearing and rearing because of this early death. Many did not know why these children died. However, recent survey conducted in my locality, oko agbado showed that many children survive nowadays compared to children two decades ago. Why? The reason is not far fetched. It is due to the immunization program going on across the length and breadth of this nation including my community.

What is immunization? Immunization is an act of preventing childhood diseases such as whopping cough, measles, diphtheria, chicken pox, small pox, poliomyelitis and yellow fever by giving chemical substance which has the causative organize of the infection to reduce virulent state. It can either be given by injection or through mouth. The importance of this immunization are numerous.

Firstly, it has reduced mortality rate among children. As earlier said, about two decades ago many children died because they were not immunized from these deadly childhood diseases. Parents then attributed the death of these children to supernatural phenomenon such as the attack by witches and wizards on their wards, next door neighbour