Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- The federal government has received cold chain equipment worth $11m to boost vaccine storage, distribution, and immunisation across Nigeria.

The equipment includes 1,653 Solar Direct-Drive (SDD) refrigerators, 165 sets of spare parts, and temperature monitoring devices.

Speaking at the official handover ceremony of the equipment in Abuja on Wednesday, the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Muyi Aina, said the initiative was supported by Gavi, UNICEF, and the Nigerian government.

Mr Aina emphasised that the delivery of the equipment is timely, considering the series of immunisation campaigns currently being conducted across the country.

He ...