Mr Tomori said UNICEF-managed procurement for Gavi-eligible countries delivered 729 million doses for just $137 million, at a rock-bottom average of $0.18 per dose.
Gavi noted that the vaccines were aimed at combating meningococcal outbreak which already claimed over 70 lives
Mr Ghebreyesus said he also had the opportunity to meet with the UN Country Team.
Gavi says it is monitoring the mpox situation and is currently engaging closely with countries, Africa CDC, WHO, etc., to support the response to mpox.
Number of children lacking routine immunisations three times higher in conflict zones than the rest of the world.
He questioned why an initiative focused on Africa’s vaccine manufacturing was being launched in Paris rather than on the African continent.
Health commissioner Afam Obidike disclosed this in Awka on Friday at a news conference to mark the 2024 World Malaria Day.
With the announcement on World Malaria Day, the number of African countries incorporating the vaccines into their childhood immunisation programmes increased to eight.
Mr Tinubu made the call at a meeting with a delegation of GAVI led by its CEO, Sania Nishtar, at the State House on Thursday in Abuja.
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