The federal government has established a National Immunization Technical Advisory Group for the country.
The group which is to be inaugurated at a later date is chaired by a renowned medical epidemiologist, Professor Emeritus Umaru Shehu.

A statement made available to LEADERSHIP in Abuja by the head, Public Relations Unit, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Saadu Salahu, said the Minister of Health and Chairman, Inter–agency Coordinating Committee (ICC) on Immunization, Dr. Khaliru Hassan announced this at the last meeting of the committee held last week in Abuja.

According to the Minister, membership of the Technical Advisory Group was drawn from indigenous specialists in Public Health, infectious diseases, Pediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Social Anthropology and Communication experts in the Country.
The objective of the committee, the minister explained, was to provide guidance for making evidence – based immunization related policy decisions, including choice of new vaccines and technologies and make recommendations towards improvement of existing programmes and schedules.
Dr. Khaliru explained that the National Primary Health Care Development Agency would continue to take the lead on immunization’s decisions in Nigeria with support from Developmental Partners while the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration would continue to regulate and control importation and manufacturing of vaccines in the Country.
The Minister commended the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, its partners and other Primary Health Care stakeholders for the achievement of an un precedented 90% administrative coverage on routine immunization in Nigeria.
The Minister also expressed great delight for having no single case of Wild Polio Virus in the Country since July last year.