Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development

A clarion call from HRH Emir of Zazzau, Malam Ahmad Nuhu Bamalli CFR on the importance of Polio Vaccination.

On 29 October 2026. The Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development and the Borno State Primary Health Care Development Board held a high-level meeting with religious leaders across Borno State to promote polio and routine immunization and strengthen integrated PHC services. The meeting addressed religious misconceptions that can fuel vaccine hesitancy. It was chaired by the Borno Emirate Focal Person representing the Shehu of Bama, with representatives of the Commissioner of Health, the Board's Executive Secretary, and others in attendance. Discussions emphasized religious leaders' role in building trust, correcting misinformation, and encouraging vaccination. The engagement was conducted in English, Kanuri, Shuwa, and Hausa. Participants included representatives of the Chief Imam, JIBWIS, JNI, CAN, Imams and pastors from various LGAs, plus UNICEF, WHO, Rotary International, CHAI, E-Health, Solina, and Chigari Foundation. The meeting reaffirmed the importance of collaboration among traditional and religious leaders, government, and development partners to strengthen vaccine confidence and community acceptance of immunization and PHC services across Borno State. #chigarifoundation #WHO #UNICEF #BSPHCDB #Rotaryinternational #Solina #CHAI

S-TRACE Project | Stakeholder Engagement Meeting The Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development (SFPD), in collaboration with the Sokoto State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SSPHCDA), held a stakeholder engagement meeting with the Sultanate Council, District Heads, CODE, religious leaders, and development partners on 30 September 2026 at Sokoto Guest Inn. The meeting was chaired by Galadiman Garin Sokoto, and focused on strengthening traditional and community leadership support for zero-dose children identification, social mobilization, routine immunization, and mediation of vaccine non-compliance under the S-TRACE Project. The engagement provided an important platform for stakeholders to discuss practical ways of improving community ownership, accountability, and equitable access to immunization services across the seven S-TRACE LGAs namely: Kware, Yabo, Sokoto North, Sokoto South, Bodinga, Wamakko, and Wurno. ‌ S-TRACE: Sokoto Tracking and Accountability for Equitable Immunization. Together, we can reach every child, every community, and leave no one behind. #CODE #SSPHCDB

30/10/2026 The Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development, with support from the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Board (BSPHCDB), organized an engagement forum with influential religious leaders to sensitize them on vaccine safety and the need to increase demand for vaccinating eligible children. The forum agreed to pass the messages on to their respective followers. In attendance were the Emirate Focal Person, the LGA Focal Person, a representative of BSPHCDB, the LGA team, Imams from the Jumu'at mosque, and Christian leaders. #bsphcdb

The Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development, in collaboration with the Yobe State Primary Health Care Board (YSPHCB), held a one-day High-Level Engagement with religious leaders in Damaturu. Participants included Jumu'ah Mosque Imams and senior/influential Ulama from all sects — Izala, Salafiyyah, Tijjaniyyah, and Qadiriyyah — as well as CAN representatives and UNICEF,Religious Focal Persons across the 17 LGAs. Their state leadership was also in attendance. The meeting was chaired by HRH Mai Bade (Alhaji Abubakar Umar Sulyman-OFR). Other dignitaries at the event included the Executive Secretary of the Yobe State Primary Healthcare Board (YSPHCB,) represented by the Senior Liaison Officer, and His Excellency the Executive Governor's representative on primary health care. The event was held today, 27th October 2026, at Desert Hall in Damaturu, Yobe State. #UNICEF #YSPHCB

The Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development supports nomadic vaccination through a distinctive model that leverages traditional institutions—particularly district heads and emirs to conduct supportive supervision of vaccination teams. The foundation equips trusted community gatekeepers to accompany teams, resolve non-compliance on the spot, and ensure households are properly enumerated and children vaccinated . This approach addresses the core challenge of nomadic settlements: mobility, distrust, and weak health-system reach. #NPHCDA

Gidauniyar Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development tare da hadin gwiwar ma’aikatar kiwon lafiya matakin farko ta Jihar Kebbi (KSPHCDA) ta shirya taro na horar wa a game da muhimmancin rigakafi a Jihar Kebbi.

Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development, in collaboration with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), convened a 2-Day Second Quarter Program Review Meeting for the Nigeria Polio Support Program, focusing on the Engagement of Traditional Institutions in Polio Eradication. This meeting sought to highlight the strong role and contribution of traditional institutions in promoting and improving the polio vaccination campaign, as well as in identifying and closing gaps to ensure the campaign's effectiveness and success. The 2-day event was held on the 5th - 6th October, 2026.

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Sultan Foundation targets 30% reduction of zero dose children in seven priority LGAs with highest burden in Zamfara State.

Expression of Interest: Consultancy to Design and Operationalise the Emir-Led Zero-Dose Accountability, Social Mobilisation and Non-Compliance Mediation Strategy_K-TRACE Project.