Na wah oo! Nigeria don step up as dem receive one million doses of malaria vaccine. E no go fit pass unnoticed as this news fit change so many lives.

This gist come from our main man, Muhammad Pate wey be the coordinating minister of health and social welfare. For him last broadcast, e drop the bomb say Nigeria don administer over 25 million measles vaccine and 22 million yellow fever doses. Na serious work they do!

Pate no stop there, him come talk say five million children don collect the pentavalent vaccine, plus over 10 million Nigerians wey don take the tetanus diphtheria vaccine through wetin dem call diphtheria response. Na everything dey happen for vaccination level, and dem even use Gavi funding for meningitis control in the north. Na real hustle!

As the country wey dey carry the heavy malaria burden, this malaria vaccine wey dem bring come na R21 Matrix-M, and e go start for Bayelsa and Kebbi states first. Kebbi alone dey target about 179,542 children aged five to 15 months. Pate make us understand say na combination of 846,200 doses from Gavi plus 153,800 wey the federal government support.

But no be only malaria wey dey ground, o! Pate talk say Nigeria dey try hard for global health issues too. Last year, dem put $54 million for tuberculosis fight and wey dem share am for G20 meeting, Nigeria come be the biggest contributor for Africa to the Global Fund. Na big achievement, no be small!

Pate also yan about cervical cancer and how about 12,000 women dey get the sickness every year wey fit prevent if dem take HPV vaccine. E don reach over 14 million girls wey don get the HPV jab since dem start the programme in October 2023.

With recent approval for 68 billion naira for vaccine financing, e clear say Nigeria dey serious about health matters. Dem don plan well for vaccine delivery and health services, and na so dem fit coordinate with NGOs and partners.

Pate conclude say dis Renewed Hope Agenda wey President Bola Tinubu bring come no be only about money and infrastructure, but e dey focus on developing the Nigerian people. Our population of over 240 million dey show say dem want quality healthcare, and na im dey reflect for the way dem dey use health services.

In the second quarter of 2024, dem report say health facilities receive 10 million visits, and by the next year, e skyrocket to 45 million. Na four times increase! This na sign say people dey embrace vaccination and health services wey dey help their lives.

So, my people, this na the way forward. Make we no forget say if we fit continue this trend, e go help reduce sickness and deaths. If you get chance, carry your paddy and get dem vaccinated, so we fit join hand and jollof ourselves healthy!