Yellow Fever -- Nigeria
The World Health Organization (WHO) has pledged to donate 20 million doses of vaccines annually, to aid the eradication of yellow fever in the country.
This is following the commencement of the 2nd phase of vaccination against the disease in 4 states, Kogi, Kwara, Zamfara, and Borno. The campaign is targeting people between 9 months to 45 years of age.
About 10.4 million people were vaccinated in the 1st phase of the exercise, which covered 20 states and the Federal Capital
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5582950&promed&0
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