Tag: immunisation

The complications from measles include blindness, brain swelling, diarrhoea, and severe respiratory.

In October, WHO recommended its use for the prevention of malaria in children.

Despite this encouraging initiative by the new administration, the funds earmarked for 2023 are yet to be released.

The state government is about to begin the second phase of polio immunisation in the state.

Health experts at the event advocated a budget line for routine immunisation to reduce dependence on donors.

The R21/Matrix-M vaccine is the second vaccine against malaria to be approved by WHO.

Mr Shuaib said the hub represents a promise that no child will be left behind, “no matter their circumstances or ...

50 per cent of the unvaccinated children in the three states are in Kano.

According to UNICEF, vaccination coverage dropped sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Experts say the benefits of vaccines can only be fully realised when children receive all recommended doses on time.

The institute said Mrs Bagudu was inducted following her outstanding contributions including propelling “significant innovation and progress in public health ...

The organisers said the event is aimed at finding solutions to challenges of vaccine production and supply chain situation in ...

“What this simply means is that alongside the COVID-19 vaccines, childhood vaccines will also be available at COVID-19 vaccination sites."

According to the WHO data, 60 mass immunisation campaigns are currently postponed in 50 countries, putting around 228 million people ...

"The imperative for the immunisation of 60 percent of Africans with safe and secure vaccines cannot be overemphasized."

This regimen was shown in clinical trials to be safe and effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19.

In recent years, there has been a global resurgence of measles with ongoing outbreaks in all parts of the world.

Under the plan, immunisation rates will be jerked up to 80 per cent by 2028.

The door-to-door campaign to vaccinate 800,000 children under the age of five is scheduled to last three days in polio ...

According to Mr Buhari, this achievement is a hard-won battle spanning over three decades of hard work and dedication.

While new cases of COVID-19 infections continues to surge in Nigeria, the country went two weeks without reporting a death ...

The organisation said countries can ill-afford to face additional outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases.

The vaccination followed the detection of 36 new cases mostly in Danmusa and Kankara Local Government Areas of the state.

Research shows that 1 in 4 of the deaths that occur in children under-five in Nigeria can be prevented with ...