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By | May 2, 2024

Leading the Charge: Nigeria’s Milestone in Meningitis Vaccination.

Tzar Oluigbo and Sunday Oko (Lead Writers) Vaccines are by far one of the greatest inventions known to mankind, making it possible to eradicate diseases such as smallpox and prevent other potentially deadly diseases like malaria and polio. Through global immunisation efforts, an estimated 154 million lives — or the equivalent of 6 lives every minute of […]

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Immunisation Protects Our Herd: Nigeria Health Watch Forum 2019

By | April 30, 2019

Immunisation is a clear success story and its value in preventing and curtailing infectious diseases cannot be overemphasised. It prevents an estimated 2 to 3 million deaths annually. What does immunisation have to do with preventing epidemics in Nigeria? Everything. In June 2017, Nigeria conducted a Joint External Evaluation (JEE) to assess the country’s capacity […]

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