About 350,000 COVID-19 booster doses are to be delivered to Bauchi State from the Federal Government through the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) to further stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic particularly the Omicron variant.
The disclosure was made by the Executive Chairman of Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCDA), Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, who said that the consignment will soon be delivered on time for it to be administered to the people.
Mohammed stated this on Thursday at the 3rd Annual Research Day and Scientific Conference of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBU-TH) Bauchi held on Thursday.
The theme of this year’s conference is, ‘Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine hesitancy in developing countries: Latest evidence and future direction’.
In his remarks, Prof. Mustapha Jamda of Community Medicine and Public Health Department, University of Abuja, said that the data on COVID-19 vaccine administration in Nigeria compared to Africa and the global community indicated how poorly Nigeria had performed as a country.
Mustapha Jamda, who is also the Chairman of the University of Abuja COVID-19 Response Committee was represented by Dr Abubakar Difa, Associate Professor, Community Medicine and Public Health, Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe State.
He said that the country’s performance in COVID-19 vaccine administration indicated that there was high-level hesitancy and rejection of the vaccine.
Also speaking, Dr Haruna Liman, Consultant Urologist and Deputy Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee of the ATBU-TH, commended the management for transforming the hospital and improving the staff welfare.
He said that the hosting of the annual research day at the hospital indicated the readiness of the management in recognising the importance of research as one of its three core mandates.
It would be recalled that concern over the Omicron coronavirus variant has led some countries, Nigeria inclusive, to expand their booster programmes in order to ensure that the virus did not spread.
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