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    Spotlight on Nigeria

    Spotlight on Nigeria

    FromEYE on Yellow Fever

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    Spotlight on Nigeria

    FromEYE on Yellow Fever

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    Length:
    18 minutes
    Released:
    Dec 3, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Nigeria is a yellow fever hotspot and a big focus for EYE activity. 97 million people have been vaccinated in the country since the EYE Strategy started. Prof Oyewale Tomori, president of the Nigerian Academy of Science and a former WHO Africa virologist, says that preventive yellow fever campaigns can protect economies as well as lives. He also discusses lessons learned from yellow fever campaigns that have helped in the fight against COVID-19. 
    Released:
    Dec 3, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Yellow fever is one of the world’s most deadly diseases. If you think it’s a disease that can only be found in tropical climates, think again. Even with a single shot vaccine, the risk of outbreaks of yellow fever is significant and growing globally. EYE on Yellow Fever is a ten-part series that takes you inside a concerted global effort to ensure that yellow fever does not become the next big global health threat. EYE on Yellow Fever is a series by the Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics (EYE) Strategy, which operates in 40 countries with over 50 partners, including the World Health Organization, Gavi - the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF, the US Centre for Disease Control and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Find out more about the EYE Partnership by going to http://www.who.int/initiatives/eye-strategy