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Vaccine coverage in Kebbi LGAs improved significantly – Malaria consortium

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Vaccine coverage in Kebbi LGAs improved significantly – Malaria consortium
Spread the word The Public Health Specialist, Technical Malaria Consortium, Dr. Oluwafunmilayo Ibikunle, has revealed that malaria vaccine coverage improved significantly following the intervention of the ENHANCE project from 34% at baseline to 78.7% at end line in intervention Arm 1, and from 47.3% to 89% in intervention Arm 2 in Kebbi state. Speaking during a presentation at the national dissemination of the ENHANCE project in Abuja, Dr. Ibikunle said the project was implemented in 3 non-randomised LGAs of Birnin Kebbi (intervention arm 2), Koko Besse, (intervention arm 1) and Sakaba LGAs ( control arm) . She said the project was used to identify the most effective strategies for maximising the health impact of malaria vaccines in areas of highly seasonal transmission, leveraging on t...
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