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Vaccination efforts against measles and polio in Nigeria remain hindered by socio-political obstacles and dependence on foreign vaccine sources, highlighting the need for local initiatives.
Highlights the need for a localized, cost-effective approach to vaccine production and supply in Nigeria to combat measles and polio.
Persistent barriers limit Nigerian measles and polio vaccination; leaves open whether local initiatives improve coverage.
Vaccination remains one of the most effective and economical public health measures for preventing disabilities and deaths. Whereas the widespread approach to the use of vaccines ensures the control of an array of infectious diseases, developing countries continue to grapple with the burdens of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) with their attendant bearing on childhood mortality. This paper examines the state of affairs in Nigeria in the context of measles and polio. We argue that Nigeria still faces the health challenges posed by VPDs not only because there are social, cultural and political obstacles but largely because there has been an underutilization of epistemic resources as well as a sustained dependence on foreign sources for vaccine production and supply. Therefore, the paper suggests and explores a cost-effective approach that links the unmet vaccination needs in Nigeria to a largely Nigerian initiative towards a solution.
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Afolabi et al. (2013) conducted a review in Vaccine-preventable diseases (measles and polio). Vaccination programs was evaluated. Vaccination efforts against measles and polio in Nigeria remain hindered by socio-political obstacles and dependence on foreign vaccine sources, highlighting the need for local initiatives.
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