.UNICEF: Nearly Four Million Nigerian Children Missed First Dose Of Measles Vaccine | Sahara Reporters Worldwide coverage levels of the second dose of the measles vaccines are even more alarming. Of the top 20 countries with largest number... READ MORE:
The United Nations Children’s Fund says Nigeria tops the list of unvaccinated children across the world, making the country among the 20 sub-Saharan countries with children not vaccinated for measles.
According to the statement, Henrietta Fore, the UNICEF boss, said: “In low- and middle-income countries, the situation is critical. In 2017, for example, Nigeria had the highest number of children under one year of age who missed out on the first dose at nearly 4 million. It was followed by India , Pakistan and Indonesia , and Ethiopia .
Fore said: “Cameroon, Liberia and Nigeria are on track to do so in 2019; introducing innovations like the use of solar power and mobile technologies to maintain vaccines at the right temperature.
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