A mother brings her child on a hand-pulled canoe to meet the vaccination team. Access to health care in Nigeria’s riverine communities is severely limited, leaving many residents reliant on costly, dangerous boat trips to distant towns. For the fishing communities of Ibembe-Kiri, Iseleama, and Floriakiri, collectively known as the Brass Local Government Area (LGA), the closest health facility is a treacherous, two-hour voyage by hand-pulled cano…
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