PT Health Watch: How Nigeria can reach zero-dose children, tackle vaccine-derived polio

PT Health Watch: How Nigeria can reach zero-dose children, tackle vaccine-derived polio

According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Nigeria currently has the world’s highest number of unvaccinated children.

350,000 Children to Receive Polio Vaccines in Rivers

More than 350,000 children are set to receive polio vaccinations across ten communities in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, southern Nigeria, in a renewed push to combat preventable childhood diseases. The Chairman of Akamkpa LGA, Mr Felix Akposi, officially flagged off the immunisation exercise at the Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Uyanga, one of the communities benefiting from the initiative. The campaign, he said, align…

Nigeria Gets Gavi $191m To Boost Nigeria's Immunisation Drive

ShareGavi Announces $191 Million Grant to Strengthen Nigeria’s Immunisation Drive, Targets 1.8 Million Zero-Dose Children Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has announced a landmark $191 million Health Systems Strengthening (HSS-3) grant for Nigeria, aimed at significantly boosting routine immunisation coverage and reaching underserved populations across the country. The initiative, unveiled on Friday in Abuja by Gavi’s... The post Nigeria Gets Gavi $1…

Nigeria Gets $191m Grant to Tackle Low Immunisation Rates — Akelicious

The Federal Government, through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), in collaboration with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has unveiled the Health Systems Strengthening 3 (HSS3) $191 million grant, aimed at addressing the issue of zero-dose and low immunisation coverage in Nigeria. This substantial investment is expected to improve access to life-saving vaccines for millions of Nigerian children, particularly those in unders…

Gavi announces $191m to boost Nigeria’s health system, immunisation — National Accord Newspaper %

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has announced a new 191 million dollars Health Systems Strengthening (HSS-3) grant to Nigeria The post Gavi announces $191m to boost Nigeria’s health system, immunisation appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.