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I Tried To Get a COVID-19 Vaccine in Lagos, Nigeria. Here’s What Happened. Nigeria has vaccinated less than 1% of its population since receiving the vaccine in March. Why Global Citizens Should Care Billions of people worldwide have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and hundreds of millions are facing the toughest challenges yet in their daily lives. Global Goal 3 promotes healthy lives and well-being for all, and Global Citizen's Recovery Plan for the World campaign calls on world leaders, corporations, philanthropists, and everyday Global Citizens to take action so we can end the pa...

Health worker Hajanata Balhelomeu examines a young child in a health clinic in Yola, Adamawa state, Nigeria, January 2020. Pneumonia kills more than 800,000 children under 5 every year. Nigerian children made up the highest number of those who died. © Siegfried Modola/UNI279456/UNICEF NewsDefeat Poverty Nigeria’s Doctors Are Striking. Here’s Why and What This Means for COVID-19. It's the third time in a year that Nigeria’s doctors have gone on strike over working conditions. Why Global Citizens Should Care Due to systemic issues, coupled with the effect of the COVID-1...

How This Artist Is Using His Yoruba Culture to Inspire a Generation to Fight Malaria We spoke to Nigerian visual artist Láolú Senbanjo about malaria, and where art meets activism. Why Global Citizens Should Care Malaria causes hundreds of thousands of deaths every year and significantly affects low-income countries. Young people taking action is essential in the fight against the disease and is important to achieve the UN’s Global Goal 3, which calls for good health and well-being for all. Join us and take action on this issue here. As many aspects of human life have been disrupted by the...

Getty Images for Global Citizen NewsDefeat Poverty LifeBank Founder Temie Giwa-Tubosun Wins 2020 Global Citizen Prize for Business Leader Giwa-Tubosun shared dreams for her company LifeBank with Katie Couric during Global Citizen Prize. Why Global Citizens Should Care The UN’s Global Goals, and an end to extreme poverty, can only be achieved if each of us plays our part in helping shape a world we want to live in. The 2020 Global Citizen Prize for Business Leader winner, Temie Giwa-Tubosun, is an inspiration, demonstrating that we all have the potential to stand up and tak...