Dr Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health,has revealed that Nigeria plans to N400 billion for its Covid-19 vaccination.
The Health Minister disclosed this while briefing the Nigerian Senate
Dr. Ehanire added that the N400 billion would be able to vaccinate 70% of Nigeria’s population at $8 per vaccine, explaining that Nigeria would need to spend N156 billion in 2021 and N200 billion in 2022.
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan expressed concerns over the abilities of the Health Ministry to effectively store and distribute the doses in Nigeria.
Lawan added that the Health Ministry would need to convince the National Assembly that they had the abilities and manpower for the Covid-19 vaccination and that the Senate would be ready to support vaccine funding for Nigeria.
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