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New Vaccines Introduction in Nigeria: Catalyst for Improving Immunization Coverage and Child Survival
| Muhammad and Nuhu A* | |
| National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Abuja, Nigeria | |
| Corresponding Author : | Nuhu A National Primary Health Care Development Agency Abuja FCT, Nigeria Tel: 234 802 303 1206 E-mail: adamunuhu2001@yahoo.co.uk |
| Received February 09, 2015; Accepted May 28, 2015; Published June 01, 2015 | |
| Citation: Muhammad, Nuhu A (2015) New Vaccines Introduction in Nigeria: Catalyst for Improving Immunization Coverage and Child Survival. J Pain Relief 4: 185. doi: 10.4172/2167-0846.1000185 | |
| Copyright: © 2015 Muhammad et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
Abstract
Most recently the Nigeria immunization programme has reported improvements in its routine immunization coverage, further propelled by the introduction of new vaccines (Pentavalent, PCV, IPV, Rotavirus vaccines etc.). This will further strengthen the country’s efforts to significantly reduce childhood mortality and accelerate the achievement of the MDG 4. Also, there were only 6 cases of wild poliovirus cases reported in 2014; a drastic reduction in cases compared to the previous years. The new vaccines when completely introduced will help avert an additional 486,957 deaths over a 6-year period.
