COVID-19 ‘victory’, other major events in Nigeria’s health sector in 2022

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From grappling with the country’s weak health system to losing large numbers of health personnel to developed countries, 2022 will remain a memorable year for Nigeria’s health sector.The year 2022 was quite a busy one for Nigeria’s health sector, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic, the outbreak of Lassa fever, and the re-emergence of Mpox.

Routine immunisation, maternal and reproductive health, and child and adolescent health are among the health services disrupted as a result of the pandemic which claimed over 600 million lives globally. Nigeria commenced COVID-19 vaccination in March 2021 and has so far fully vaccinated over 63 million eligible persons targeted for vaccination. Another 12 million eligible persons have also received one dose of COVID-19 vaccines.

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