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COVID-19 Vaccination: Federal Govt Receives $9.2m Grant From Canada

by Patience Ivie Ihejirika
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Federal government has received a two-year grant of $9, 261 (CAD) from Global Affairs Canada through the World Health Organisation (WHO) to support the scale-up of COVID-19 Vaccine services delivery and strengthen health systems in Nigeria.

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The executive director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this at the launch of the Canada Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity (CanGIVE) Grant, organised by PHCDA in partnership with Canada and WHO yesterday in Abuja.

He said the grant targets states with lower performance and aims to reach high-priority populations.

Faisal said Nigeria has reached over 75 percent of the target population of individuals aged 18 and above with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

He added that the programme had been implemented in phases, ensuring that eligible populations were reached and no one was left behind.

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However, the PHCDA chief lamented that even though the country has made significant progress, several states had primary series coverage below 70 percent, and booster doses account for just over 20 percent of vaccinations.

He listed the states targeted for implementation as Ondo, Rivers, Kogi, Delta, Ebonyi, Lagos, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Benue, Ogun, Katsina, Taraba, Anambra, Kebbi and Edo.

The Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Jamie Chrisoff, said the project would also integrate COVID-19 into country health information systems, enhancing information management and disease surveillance data, including gender-responsive data.

“We look forward to seeing these efforts mobilised at the state, LGA and ward levels as a strengthened system will also contribute to greater pandemic preparedness, and more resilient health systems ahead of future health emergencies,” said.

In his address, the head of mission and representative of the World WHO in Nigeria, Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo, said the grant focuses on community engagement, within the context of addressing inequities in service delivery and disparities in gender at sub-national geographical locations

 


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