NANDI RANKED 9TH NATIONALLY AS BIG CATCH-UP DRIVE HITS 90% IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE
Nandi County has been ranked 9th nationally in routine immunization performance following the successful conclusion of the Big Catch-Up Campaign, which achieved an overall coverage rate of 90% among children under one year of age.
The national recognition places Nandi firmly among Kenya’s top ten best-performing counties a testament to the county’s aggressive outreach strategy. During the intensive drive, designed to push routine immunization coverage to 100%, the County conducted 343 outreach sessions, representing 98% of all planned outreaches and demonstrating a strong operational commitment to reaching communities across every ward.
According to official county health data, a total of 6,668 children under 12 months were immunized against an initial target of 7,451, translating to the 90% coverage that secured the county’s 9th-place national ranking.
Speaking on the campaign’s conclusion, Chief Officer for Health and Sanitation Fred Kiptum Kosgei praised health workers for their dedication but stressed that the momentum must continue. He called upon Nandi residents to ensure that every child under one year of age is taken to the nearest health facility to receive all recommended routine immunizations.
In a reassuring message to parents and guardians, Kiptum confirmed that vaccine supply is not a limiting factor within the county. He noted that vaccines are readily available in all 194 immunizing facilities spread across Nandi County, encouraging caregivers to visit the nearest center to close the remaining 10% gap.
With the national ranking now serving as both an accolade and a challenge, health teams across the county are shifting focus to reaching the children who missed the campaign through targeted facility-based services and follow-ups by community health volunteers aiming not just to maintain their top-ten status, but to improve upon it.