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By Nigeria Health Watch | October 2, 2024

AfriVacx: Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy in Nigeria

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead Writer) When Okorie Nneoma, a mother of three, first heard about a vaccination outreach near her community in Nsukka, Enugu, she initially hesitated. She, like many mothers in her village, had reservations about vaccinations and their relevance, fueled by years of misinformation, and cultural and religious beliefs. “I was scared about vaccines […]

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

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 2, 2024

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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