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An Epidemic of Parastatals in Nigeria’s Health Sector

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By Nigeria Health Watch | June 26, 2024

Vaccines are a Modern Day Miracle: Gavi’s Role in Sustaining Life-Saving Access

Vivianne Ihekweazu and Alexander Chiejina (Lead Writers) “Thanks to the power of immunisation, the number of childhood deaths from vaccine preventable diseases has fallen by 70% since 2000” — Dr Sania Nishtar, CEO of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance at the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation The exponential benefits of vaccines cannot be underestimated. As Chris […]

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Gavi and UNICEF welcome approval of new oral cholera vaccine

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 18, 2024

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and UNICEF welcome the news that a new oral cholera vaccine (OCV), Euvichol-S, has now received WHO prequalification and can be made available to countries around the world. The prequalification of this new product will help EuBiologics, the manufacturer, produce more volumes of vaccine, faster, and at a lower cost – […]

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Applying Behavioural Science in Nigeria’s HPV Vaccination Campaign

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 20, 2024

Dr Ifeanyi M. Nsofor and Drew Bernard (Guest Writers) On October 24, 2023, Nigeria’s First Lady Oluremi Tinubu accompanied by the coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, launched Phase I of a nationwide Human Papilloma Vaccine (HPV) vaccination campaign across 16 states and Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory. The goal of […]

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Vaccinating Africa: Expanding Vaccine Manufacturing for Health Security

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 10, 2024

It is time for Africa to focus on producing vaccines for its population. In February 2021, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres highlighted vaccine equity as “the biggest moral test before the global community.” This statement was evident during the COVID-19 pandemic which exposed the vulnerability of Africa’s health systems and amplified the urgency for the continent to become self-reliant […]

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Leading The Way: Nigeria’s Next Steps on the Path to Cervical Cancer Elimination

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 25, 2023

Professor Isaac Adewole and H.E. Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu (Guest Writers) Editor’s note: Yesterday, Nigeria achieved a significant milestone by incorporating the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunisation programme. This is a momentous step, and Professor Isaac Adewole and H.E. Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu describe further actions to take to strengthen the fight against cervical […]

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