@WHO & partners supports @riversstategov to reach persons from 9 months to 44 years in a 2 phased 10-day #Yellowfever Preventive Mass #Vaccination Campaign. As of Day 5 of phase 1 in 11 out of 23 LGAs, over 1.8 million people have been reached with #Yellowfever#vaccines.
#FAQs
Whats is #Yellowfever: It is an acute viral #haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected Aedes species mosquitoes. The “yellow” in the name refers to the jaundice (yellowish discoloration of the eye) that affects some patients.
#Vaccines#VaccinesWork
Cases of yellow fever in Nigeria tripled from 2018 to 2019. @WHO supported MOH to conduct a mass vaccination campaign in Katsina & Borno, including the most remote areas. The yellow fever vaccine is highly effective & provides life-long protection. #VaccinesWork
In efforts to achieve herd immunity against #meningitis in the high risk states in the South, the govt of #Nigeria is implementing a #MenA#vaccination campaign in Imo and Enugu states, targetting over 10M children aged 1 to 5 yrs.
Thanks to @NphcdaNG@WHO@Gavi & other partners
The transformation of Rwanda’s health system has its roots in a very simple, but powerful belief: everyone deserves a shot at a healthy life, no matter their income, ethnic group, or where they call home. https://t.co/qRbsrnBwho
The failure to achieve 95% coverage in a campaign does not amount to failure of SIAs. Countries with abysmal low routine Immunization coverage will still need the SIAs while efforts are being put in place to strengthen routine Immunization #GIM 2018