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By | February 7, 2026

Turning Big Catch-Up Gains into PHC Practice: The Accountability Test for Nigeria’s Immunisation Plans

Chidinma Peace Ahunam and Chisom Obi-Jeff (Guest writers) In Nigeria, many children miss routine immunisation not because they are “hard to find”, but because services do not consistently reach them. In 2023, about 2.1 million children missed key routine doses, and in 2024, only 39% of children aged 12–23 months were recorded as fully immunised. […]

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What’s up with Nigeria’s “Big Catch-Up”?

By | June 21, 2025

Zubaida Baba Ibrahim and Chioma Nnamani (Lead writers) Vaccination remains one of the most effective ways to protect children and communities from deadly diseases, however in Nigeria too many children remain unvaccinated. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic placed additional strain on health systems, the country faced persistent challenges with low routine immunisation coverage. This uneven […]

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