One out of every five Nigerians has experienced depression, and women are twice more vulnerable.
The hospital management admitted that the situation arose as a result of health workers relocating abroad to practice.
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says 65.7 per cent of eligible Nigerians have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Mr Owoeye said that a total of N601.63 million was expended on purchase of medications.
“We are 21.6 million eligible persons away from reaching its target of fully vaccinating 70 per cent of its eligible population by December 2022.”Â
Mrs Odoh said that the centre recorded the number of immunisations due to an advanced approach known as Fixed-Post and Outreach strategies.
Rotavirus is a contagious virus that causes severe diarrhoea diseases (watery stool), vomiting and fever, primarily in infants and young children.
The executive director also said the agency had implemented strategies to ensure that the COVID-19 vaccines reached the last mile.
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has again appealed to unvaccinated Nigerians to get the COVID-19 vaccination.
Mr Musoba said the country’s HIV/AIDS funding gap had grown to US$272.66 million in 2019/20 from US$82.96 million in 2016/17.
