Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- Health authorities and development partners have identified shortages of health workers as a major constraint to routine immunisation services in three northern states.

The issue was highlighted during a Joint States Stakeholders Meeting with New Incentives - All Babies Are Equal Initiative (NI-ABAE), held in Sokoto from 9 to 12 August.

According to a communique issued at the end of the meeting, human resource shortages at health facilities remain a major constraint to routine and outreach immunisation across the three states.

The four-day meeting brought together 34 participants, including representatives of the Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara state ministries of health and primary healthcare development agencies, the Na...