CEPI: Accelerating Lassa Fever Vaccine Development in Nigeria
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The law of inertia, referred to as Newton’s first law of motion, states that “an object will remain at rest or in…
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,…
Institut Pasteur de Dakar and Mastercard Foundation Announce Unprecedented Partnership to Expand Workforce for Vaccine Manufacturing in Africa
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The Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) and the Mastercard Foundation have announced a historic $45 million partnership named MADIBA (Manufacturing in Africa…
World Immunisation Week 2023: Nigeria Can Achieve the Big Catch-Up
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By Thelma Chioma Abeku and Olayemi Amusile (Lead Writers) References World Health Organization (2019), Immunization, Available here:World Health Organization (2023), Global Health…
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…
Solar Powered Freezers: A Low Cost but High Impact Strategy Making Critical Vaccines Accessible in Southeast Kenya
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By Joyce Chimbi (Lead Writer) Kamboo, Yindalani and Yiuma Mavui are a set of hard-to-reach villages located 17 and 28 kilometres away…
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…
African Vaccination Week 2022: Equitable Vaccine Access can Help Build Resilient Communities
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By Folakemi Ajala (Lead Writer) From the old (smallpox) to the new (COVID-19), for centuries, vaccines have helped save and promote healthier…
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…
Now We Have More COVID-19 Vaccines in Nigeria: Time to Deliver
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After the successful deployment of the first round of vaccines received from the COVAX facility in March 2021, Nigeria has received its…
CEPI and the African Union join forces to boost African vaccine R&D and manufacturing
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Oslo, Norway, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; April 13, 2021—The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the African Union Commission have today…
Partnership to strengthen immunisation; The Kano State model
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“It was a hectic day, we had a fixed immunisation session in Gachi village,” says Umar Alhassan, a Routine Immunisation (RI) provider…
Could a new typhoid vaccine end the most misdiagnosed disease in Nigeria?
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Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership on Health Series comes from Pharmacist and Public Health Specialist Chijioke Nwosu. He writes about the…
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV), the six-year Journey from Ibadan to Lokoja
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By Chizoba Wonodi Nigeria launched the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) into its childhood immunization schedule in Lokoja, on December…