The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, says the Federal Government has administered over 25 million doses of measles vaccine and 22 million yellow fever vaccinations nationwide.
Pate disclosed this on Sunday in a broadcast on his official X handle, highlighting significant gains recorded in immunisation coverage and preventive healthcare delivery across the country.
“Under this administration, over 25 million measles doses and 22 million yellow fever vaccinations have been administered, alongside Africa’s first Mpox vaccine rollout,” Pate said.
Beyond measles and yellow fever, Pate said five million children had received the pentavalent vaccine, while over 10 million Nigerians were vaccinated with the tetanus-diphtheria vaccine through the nationwide diphtheria response.
He said Nigeria received one million doses of the malaria vaccine, including 846,200 doses from Gavi and 153,800 financed by the Federal Government, with plans for further scale-up.
According to the minister, Nigeria is increasingly being defined not only by its disease burden but also by leadership in domestic resource mobilisation and global disease control efforts.
He said that in 2025, the Federal Government committed 54 million dollars in domestic resources to the global fight against tuberculosis and emerged as the largest African contributor to the Global Fund, as announced at the most recent G20 meeting in Johannesburg.
“These gains are substantive,” Pate said.
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