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Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja The federal government is committed to procuring 29.588 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine through the AVAT initiative, coordinated by Afreximbank, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has said. Speaking at a Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI) General Assembly webinar, she said the supplementary budget for COVID-19 vaccines would cover the cost of additional vaccines over and above those provided by COVAX, as well as the full cost of operations and logistics for delivering the vaccines around the cou...

Vice-Chancellor of Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO), Professor Lawrence Ezemonye Vice CHANCELLOR, Igbinedion University Okada (IUO) in Edo State, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, has lamented that the COVID-19 pandemic left developing countries with limited resources to effectively respond to the global crisis. Speaking at the institution’s 2021 Annual Research Summit with the theme: Impact of COVID-19 on Research and Development, he said the absence of adequate policy responses worsened the situation. The professor of ecotoxicology and environmental forensics, who expressed concerns over the ...

COVID-19: Setback for child immunisation as risk of vaccine-preventable diseases increases On Kindly Share This Story: COVID-19 has disrupted health services across the world but one major routine health service that had suffered a setback and disruption in Nigeria remains childhood immunisation. Findings show that many children under the age of 5 are not being immunised as and at when due.  Sadly, without sustained routine immunisation, many children risk vaccine-preventable diseases that may lead to uncertain future and dire health prospects. Chioma Obinna writes The World Health Organisa...

Commemorating World Immunization Week, 2021: The RI experience of the PAS Project As Nigeria marks World Immunization Week for 2021 celebrated from April 24th - 30th every year, it is important to highlight the use of vaccines in mitigating vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). 1.0 World Immunization Week 2021 As Nigeria marks World Immunization Week for 2021 celebrated from April 24th – 30th every year, it is important to highlight the use of vaccines in mitigating vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) and to measure the progress of Nigeria’s journey for self-reliance. According to the Worl...

Guard against resurgence of polio, vaccinate your children, UNICEF warns On By Chioma Obinna The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has urged Nigerians to be on guard against the resurgence of polio in the country by ensuring that their children participate in the country’s routine immunisation.   After over three decades, Nigeria precisely on August 25, 2020, declared polio-free by the World Health Organisation, WHO following the struggle to end poliovirus in 1988 championed by global bodies including WHO, UNICEF, and the Rotary Foundation. Also, the United State Centres for Dise...