Catching Up on Zero-Dose and Under-Vaccinated Children in Africa: Insights From UNICEF
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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim [Lead Writer] Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, immunisation efforts in Africa have experienced a significant…
CRoWN Initiative: Enhancing Immunisation Uptake for Zero-Dose Children in Bauchi State
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By Misbahu El-Hamza and Sunday Oko (Lead Writers) In Nigeria, a child is considered fully vaccinated if he or she has received…
Boosting Vaccine Demand and Acceptance: Key Takeaways from the VARN 2023 Conference
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By Sunday Oko and Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writers) Vaccination remains one of the most cost-effective public health interventions of modern medicine. Yet,…
All Babies Are Equal: How the All-Babies Programme is Encouraging Vaccination Uptake Through Cash Incentives
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In Dawanau Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) located in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State, Zainab Aliyu cradles her seven-month-old…
Closing the Gap: Partnering for 'the Big Catch-Up' on Routine Immunisation in Nigeria
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By Misbahu El-Hamza and Bunmi Oyebanji Obot (Lead Writers) Routine immunisation (RI) plays a critical role in reducing morbidity and mortality among…
Mapping for Better Coverage: How GIS Microplanning is Revolutionising Immunisation Campaigns in Kano State
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Technology is enhancing healthcare in Nigeria, as demonstrated by the use of GIS mapping in Kano State to improve vaccinators’ performance and…
A Wearable Reminder: Prompting Caregivers to Stick to Vaccination Schedules in Kano State
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By Chibuike Alagboso and Ikemefuna Igwe (Lead writers) Gandirwawa Primary Health Centre (PHC) is in Minjibir Local Government Area (LGA) which is…
Making Good on a Promise: How Nasarawa State Vaccinated Seventy Percent of its Eligible Population
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By Gabriel Oke (Lead Writer) Nigeria’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign is not a competition and there are no prizes for the state that…
Overcoming the Challenges of Financing Routine Immunisation Beyond COVID-19
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Vaccines remain an invaluable investment and one of the most cost-effective ways in preventing diseases, especially for new-born babies. When children have…
Nine in 10 African countries set to miss urgent COVID-19 vaccination goal
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Brazzaville, 10 June 2021 – As COVID-19 cases in Africa rise for the third week running and vaccines are increasingly scarce, 47 of…
‘E nor dey, come tomorrow’ - How vaccine stock-outs affect routine immunisation rates
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Vaccines administered on the Nigerian National Immunisation schedule are free, right? Ewomazino disagrees. She had given birth to lovely twin boys and…
Burundi launches ebola vaccination campaign for health and front-line workers
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Bujumbura, 14 August 2019 – On 13th August, the Ministry of Public Health and AIDS Control kicked off the vaccination campaign for front-line…
Immunisation Protects Our Herd: Nigeria Health Watch Forum 2019
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Immunisation is a clear success story and its value in preventing and curtailing infectious diseases cannot be overemphasised. It prevents an estimated…
Remind Me: A tech solution to improve immunisation coverage in Nigeria
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If you make your way along the busy Herbert Macaulay road in densely populated Yaba, Lagos State, you may hardly notice the…