GAVI Alliance has initiated a $1 billion programme for African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator (AVMA) to boost its production in Africa. AVMA is a financial instrument that addresses inequality in access to vaccines, as witnessed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Federal Government will roll out the second phase of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in May this year to cover the remaining 21 states and ensure that eligible girls in the country are vaccinated against cervical cancer. 

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has unveiled plans to reinvigorate primary health facilities to enhance access to quality service delivery in the country by 2024.

Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, has solicited the support of traditional and religious leaders in shaping a people-centred approach to healthcare in the country.

Over N203 billion has been released by the Federal Government through the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) for the upgrade of 8,000 out of the over 40,000 health facilities in the country, in the last four years.

Speaking on the structures and operations of PHCs in Lagos, the Permanent Secretary, LSPHCB, Dr Ibrahim Mustapha, said the state has a new prototype for PHCs in the state.

It was an outpouring of encomium at the valedictory dinner in honour of the immediate past Executive Director of National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, who was recently removed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has confirmed the death of 117 children in Yobe state since November, 2022 following the outbreak of diphtheria in Nigeria.

Yobe State government has commenced the immunisation of 1.1 million children against polio in the 17 local councils of the state. The four-day immunisation exercise is part of the polio outbreak response from the Ministry of Health..

About 7,202 cases of diphtheria and 453 deaths have been recorded in 105 Local Councils across 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).In a joint statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, National Primary Health Care Development Agency....

The Federal Government is to launch the biggest immunisation campaign targeted at kids who missed out during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nigeria has 2.2 million unvaccinated children. Consequently, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has established zero dose learning hubs across the federation. Meanwhile, inadequate manpower, drugs and commodities, suboptimal capacity and insufficient funding have hindered…

Federal Government has warned that about 171 local councils in 14 states are at high risk of further spread of diphtheria. It said the affected areas are: all 144 local councils in Kano, Katsina, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Yobe, Kaduna and Bauchi states...