Director General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Mr Ben Akabueze has disclosed that Federal Government plans to spend N43.5 billion on routine child immunisation in the 2019 fiscal year. This is as Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma assured that government will continue to prioritise health expenditures even with […]
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IMMUNISATION: Experts seek strong leadership in Nigeria’s supply chain system
Irked by Nigeria’s inadequate Supply Chain, capacity, experts have said that to improve immunisation coverage and reduce infant and child mortality, a strong supply chain system manned with competent individuals empowered to deal with the present and future challenges was key.
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Immunisation: Residents applaud UNICEF, State government in Sokoto
SOME people of Yabo Local government area of Sokoto State have expressed their satisfaction in the ongoing immunisation of children between the age of 0- 59 months, taken place in their local government and some […]
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Polio officials exonerated over alleged diversion of vaccines, monies in Sokoto
Tunde Omolehin, Sokoto The Director, Primary Health Services in Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Hassan Shehu Kamba, has debunked the alleged diversion of vaccines and undisclosed amount of money meant for polio immunisation exercise by some officials. It was reported that a polio team coordinator in charge of Bangida Baga ward of the […]
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Polio: Bauchi council targets 233,485 children for immunisation
Bauchi Local Government Council in Bauchi State is targeting 233,485 children in a five-day immunisation against poliomyelitis to curb the Circulating Vaccine-Derived Polio Virus Type 2 (cVDPV2) found in the council.
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Anambra marks African vaccination week
ANAMBRA State is one of the States that marked the 2018 African Vaccination Week in grand style. Speaking during the event in Awka, the Anambra state capital, the Executive Secretary, State Primary Health-care Development Agency, […]
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Experts decry high number of unimmunised children in Nigeria
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has decried the high number of unimmunized children in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of the NPHCDA, Faisal Shuaib, who spoke at a one-day high-level strategic dialogue on advocacy and accountability on routine immunization in Nigeria, said there are over four million unimmunised children in the country. The dialogue […] …
Obaseki vows to surpass Edo’s 92% immunisation coverage
GOV-ERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has expressed his resolve to improve on the state’s 92 per cent immunisation coverage recorded during the first round of the National Immunisation Plus Days, NIPDs, assuring that the state government will ensure that her polio-free status was sustained.
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Polio: Cross River Govt targets 808,470 children for immunisation
THE Cross River Government on Sunday said it is targeting no fewer than 808, 470 children across the state for the Second Round of the 2018 National Immunisation Plus Days (NIPDS). Dr Betta Edu, Director […]
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Lagos commences 2nd round of polio immunisation, urge parents to comply
LAGOS State Government through its Ministry of Health has announced the action plan for the commencement of the second round of immunisation against polio for children aged zero to 59 months. According to the special […]
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