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Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by Emekamex(m): 5:35pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
Millions of children may lose access to life-saving vaccines if Nigeria doesn’t come up with a way to pay a vaccine debt that could rise to N40 billion by 2020, public health experts have said. Dr Ben Anyene, chairman of the National Immunisation Financing Task Team (NIFT) says,“Without adequate funding for vaccines, the routine immunisation system will experience setbacks such as stockouts of vaccines that will ultimately lead to increased illness and/or deaths from vaccine preventable diseases.” Speaking in Abuja ahead of a peer-review workshop next week for officials from five Anglophone countries, he said up to 7.5 million children in need of routine vaccination every year could be affected by the shortage of sustainable financing for immunisation—and others across Anglophone West Africa. According to the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, full immunisation using available vaccines costs around N4,000 per child. Introduction of new vaccines, including rotavirus, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, human papilloma vaccine and meningitis A, will push the cost to N14,000 per child, an increase from current $274 million to $435 million a year. Nigeria pays only 25% of the cost, the rest of it sourced from international partners and donors. The agency has also projected Nigeria will need $210 billion to fund polio campaign until the country is declared polio-free after going three years without the virus by July 24 next year. NPHCDA executive director Dr Muhammad Ado says Nigeria has secured funding for polio campaign this year but needs $284 million for 2017. Of that figure, some $8m is to come from government funding. “Domestic funding for immunisation has to increase,” said Ado. “Domestic funding from Anglophone countries is not as expected…Government alone cannot do it.” Officials, legislators and health experts from Anglophone Kenya, Uganda, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria are to meet in Abuja next week to chart sustainable ways for the region’s government to pay for immunisation. But NIFT, set up last year by NPHCDA, has suggested an “immunisation trust fund” to bridge the funding gap between funding from the Basic Health Care Provision Fund built into the National Health Act and traditional appropriation for routine immunization. The trust fund is to pool funding from private sector, willing Nigerians, captains of industry, any willing donor—at the same time being a rallying point for evidence, advocacy and support for domestically-funded immunisation. Nigeria’s immunisation funding gap is expected to rise from N1 billion next year to N40 billion by 2020 when all arrangement with the Global Alliance for Vaccine Initiative (GAVI) runs out. GAVI began scaling down its co-payment for vaccines after a 2014 rebasing of Nigeria’s economy pushed gross national income from to $2950, surpassing the $1580 eligibility threshold for GAVI support. Anyene said the loss of GAVI support has placed Nigeria’s immunization at a “critical stage where urgent action is needed to ensure sustainable financing for vaccines, devices, cold chain infrastructure http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/millions-at-risk-as-nigeria-runs-into-vaccine-debt/142138.html |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by TheArchangel(f): 6:43pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
I Seems the suffering is targeting both born and unborn generations. Infant mortality is gonna reach an all time high if this is not resolved on time. Shits is as sure as hell hitting the bleeping ceiling in Nigeria now. Copy to Lalasticlala 12 Likes |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by Berrylite: 8:04pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
This is not really good @ this trying time of Nigeria. It would have been easy if we could produce these vaccines.... 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by Nobody: 8:05pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
A |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by Pennyways: 8:05pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
buhari is busy touring around the planet, his next move is on antarctica 24 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by Nobody: 8:06pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
And the king of debts is on its way from China 17 Likes |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by Pennyways: 8:07pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
chubbyFred10:you can come back now and modify |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by Eeser: 8:07pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
And some idiots are removing essential drugs and vaccines from the budget. Shame. 12 Likes |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by Mopolchi: 8:07pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
Which Kain debt be did na |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by OLUJOSHINS(m): 8:07pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
Na wa oooo |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by comradee1248: 8:07pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by repogirl(f): 8:07pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
Our babies sef will enjoy this their foolish change as the debts are piling. Congratulations Boooohari! 8 Likes |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by omogin(f): 8:08pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
Nigeria... |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by Goldenheart(m): 8:08pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
Na another person chop that money 1 Like |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by worksmart(m): 8:08pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
Good. It is better to concentrate on preventative measures |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by sonofthunder: 8:08pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
we are still being scammed by the west? 3 Likes |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by bright007(f): 8:08pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
When a dullard is in power ...everything starts to fall apart. 13 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by UncleSnr(m): 8:08pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
damn!!! this change ain't worth smiling with. 5 Likes |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by femijossy: 8:09pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
repogirl: Blame it on the DauraDullard 9 Likes |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by amiibaby(f): 8:09pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
Okay |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by mallamseifaldin(m): 8:11pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
Bad news here and there...... E GO BETTER FOR NIGERIA ONE DAY..... |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by smartbingari(m): 8:12pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
Lol |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by idupaul: 8:12pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
Let every parent go and source for vaccine for their brood ..but I thought childhood killer disease vaccination was free so how come prof is looking for 210 billion naira 1 Like |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by rotimize: 8:12pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
Nysc pay me na |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by bedspread: 8:13pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
Hmmmmm....Sounds like another scam for some persons to siphon money |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by victorazy(m): 8:13pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
GEJ plz forgive us 15 Likes |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by Onegai(f): 8:13pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
Parents already pay for most and cannot afford to pay for Rotavirus and Pneumoccocal. Private hospital vaccine bill easily hits N51,000 for a session. And to leave your child to attend school with an unvaccinated child is a gun waiting up to off. Even the U.S. has passed laws insisting in vaccination before schooling. And Nigeria could have been able to afford this trust fund to save money for decades of not for greed from government to Ministers of Health and Commisioners to Chief Medical Directors to even Nurses. Why are people still stupidly fighting for this or that politician? 10 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Millions At Risk As Nigeria Runs Into Vaccine Debt by Olukologia(m): 8:14pm On Apr 12, 2016 |
Nawa o, lets see wat dis government is up to. They made people's expectation high. |
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