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December 19, 2019
The Federal Ministry of Health says immunisation servicesavailability is a key component of the revitalisation of Primary Health Caredelivery in the country.
The Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz saidthis at the official launch of the Cold Chain Equipment, CCE at Aleyita PrimaryHealth Care, PHC in Abuja.
The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, GAVI, incollaboration with the Federal Government, procured about 13 thousand units ofCold Chain Equipment, to support the country’s immunisation programme.
Abdulaziz said the importance of immunisation could not beover-emphasised, as it had been estimated to avert between two to three milliondeaths each year. He noted that it was also a veritable entry point toutilisation of other primary health-care services.
Earlier, the Executive Director, National Primary HealthcareDevelopment Agency, NPHCDA Faisal Shu’aib thanked GAVI for its over one billiondollars support to Nigeria since 2001, especially through the provision ofvaccines to millions of people across the country.
Chief Executive Officer of GAVI, Seth Berkley, said that CCEhad been designed to support countries with rehabilitating, expanding andextending the cold-chain by selecting, procuring, and deploying the optimisedproducts presented in the Guide.