Nigeria on Thursday received a donation of 2.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the United States(US).
The announcement was made by the United States Embassy in a statement on Thursday.
The Embassy stated that the donation of the 2.5 million doses was received by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency(NPHCDA).
The Embassy also noted that the vaccines have been taken to cold storage in preparation for distribution to over 3,000 health facilities across all 36 states and the FCT.
The COVID-19-related health assistance, according to the U.S Embassy,includes a 40-bed mobile field hospital, ventilators, and related training for 88 hospitals, personal protective equipment, technical assistance for vaccine readiness, risk communication, and demand generation for vaccines.
The statement reads, “To date, the United States has donated more than 13.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in partnership with COVAX, or bilaterally to Nigeria. Additionally, the United States has provided more than $119 million in COVID-19 related health assistance.
“This includes a 40-bed mobile field hospital, ventilators and related training for 88 hospitals, personal protective equipment, technical assistance for vaccine readiness, risk communication and demand generation for vaccines, conducting an epidemiological COVID-19 detection and vaccine hesitancy survey, setting up electronic record systems, rapid response teams, training for over 200,000 military and civilian personnel on COVID-19 control measures, and technology for virtual training.
“In addition, the United States leveraged the PEPFAR-supported National Integrated Specimen Referral Network and laboratory investments to support the expansion of the NCDC (153) molecular laboratory network nationwide.”
