By Justina Auta The Federal Government has called on traditional rulers to intensify efforts against vaccine hesitancy, misinformation and non-compliance to help reach unvaccinated children and eliminate circulating poliovirus across communities in Nigeria. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, made the call on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Habibu Harisu An NGO, Connected Development (CODE), has mobilised government agencies, community-based groups and civil society organisations to address vaccine rejection and reduce the number of zero-dose children in Sokoto. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the initiative is supported by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and implementedContinue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Vaccines represent one of the greatest feats of modern medicine, with their evolution traceable to Edward Jenner’s 18th-century smallpox inoculation, evolving to today’s complex molecular platforms. These biological preparations safely prime the immune system to recognise and fight pathogens, preventing overContinue Reading
Ebola A vaccination campaign is due to begin in the Congo at the weekend, in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Central African country, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. A first batch of 400 vaccine doses arrived by helicopter in the remote affected area earlier in the day,Continue Reading
By Rita Iliya Hajiya Fatima Bago, wife of Niger Governor, on Thursday sensitised the residents on measles rubella vaccine, which would soon be launched in the country in October. The governor’s wife, during the campaign in Minna, said the vaccine would reduce childhood illnesses and maternal deaths. She said thatContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has announced a new 191 million dollars Health Systems Strengthening (HSS-3) grant to Nigeria aimed at improving immunisation coverage and reaching underserved populations. The initiative targets 1.8 million zero-dose children, those who have never received any routine vaccines and aims to raise immunisationContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The West African Health Organisation (WAHO), in collaboration with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and national task forces from five countries met on Thursday to advance efforts in developing a Lassa fever vaccine. The inaugural meeting and launch of the Lassa Fever Coalition Governing EntityContinue Reading
