The Federal Government has received a $9.26 million (Can) grant from the Canadian Government to scale up COVID-19 vaccine service delivery among high-priority risk groups and strengthen health systems in the country.

The grant will help the World Health Organization (WHO) Nigeria to provide technical support to strengthen health systems and increase COVID-19 vaccine demand generation and uptake in an integrated mode with routine immunization and other Primary Health Care (PHC) services.

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The states where the grant will be implemented include Benue, Kogi, Taraba, Kebbi, Katsina, Anambra, Ebonyi, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Rivers, Lagos, Ogun and Ondo.