INVESTIGATION: Superstition, ill-equipped PHCs threaten Yellow fever vaccination in Enugu, Delta (1)
Yellow Fever is again becoming endemic in Nigeria due to vaccine resistance and low vaccine storage capacity at the country s primary healthcare centres 11 min read
Yellow fever is again becoming endemic in Nigeria due to two major reasons: superstition leading to vaccine resistance and poor vaccine storage, a PREMIUM TIMES investigation in two states that witnessed the outbreak revealed.
As a result of poor power supply, primary health centres (PHCs) cannot provide cold-chains for the storage of vaccines for the immunisation of local communities.
Health experts have said ending the disease in the country requires equipping PHCs to effectively carry out uninterrupted immunisation, sensitising residents, especially those in rural areas, on the importance of the preventive health measures and checking illegal vaccine trade.