NGF distances govs from Bello’s comments on COVID-19
John Alechenu, Abuja
The Nigeria Governors Forum has dissociated itself from a statement by a member and Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, about coronavirus conspiracy theories.
It also set up a committee of experts headed by Prof. Oyewole Tomori to advise members on the procurement and administration of coronavirus vaccines expected to arrive in Nigeria in February.
The decision was taken after the NGF received briefings from three medical experts, including Tomori, a leading virologist and former Vice Chancellor of Redeemer’s University of Nigeria; Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, and the founder/Managing Director of Synlab Nigeria, Dr Pamela Ajayi, among others.
By Chuks Okocha
The Nigeria Governors Forum has set up a committee of experts to advise on the procurement of COVID-19 vaccine.
Also, the governors have dissociated themselves from the comments of the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello that the vaccine would kill people.
A communique of the governors meeting signed by the chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, (NGF) Dr. Kayode Fayemi said, “Following the presentations, the Forum set up a team of experts led by Professor Oyewale Tomori to advice state governors on the procurement and administration of coronavirus vaccines in the country.”
After the meeting, the communique said the chairman, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, briefed State governors on a meeting with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Chair of the Board of Gavi, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, on the rollout of the COVAX facility which is a global risk-sharing mechanism co-led by Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the World Health Or
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FG, PharmAccess, HFN move to place Nigerians on better position to access COVID-19 vaccines
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By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja
The Federal Government, PharmAccess Nigeria, and Healthcare Federation of Nigeria, HFN, yesterday, moved plan and place Nigerians on better position to access COVID-19 vaccines as second wave of the pandemic sweeps across the country with restrictions placed by some state governments to contain the spike.
This move was as a result of a meeting on webinar with theme, ‘Status of Covid-19 Vaccines in Nigeria: Available Options and Opportunities for Public Private Partnerships’ organised byHFN with stakeholders in the healthcare sector in attendance to discuss plans for Covid-19 vaccination in Nigeria and role of public private partnerships and participation.
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