Nigeria don dey carry malaria vaccination programme go more states to reduce di heavy sickness wey malaria dey cause, even as money from donors dey reduce and cost of things dey rise, e dey put pressure on money for immunisation and how dem dey share di vaccine.

Di Executive Director of National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Muyi Aina, talk dis one for Tuesday for Abuja, during di agency first media meeting for 2026.

E talk say di agency dey get money from federal allocation and development partners, especially Gavi, di Vaccine Alliance, but e add say outside support don dey go down.

"Countries don dey expected to put more of dia own money as global donor funds dey small small," e talk so.

Nigeria malaria vaccine rollout don pass di first test phase wey dem do for Bayelsa and Kebbi states, and don enter Bauchi and Ondo, after dem check say di area ready.

Di expansion na part of bigger plan to put malaria vaccine inside normal immunisation for places wey malaria dey heavy well well.

Aina explain say money for vaccine no be just to buy am alone.

"Money for vaccine cover buying di vaccine, quick response to outbreak, plus logistics like needles, waste management systems, incinerators, and cold chain equipment," e talk.

E add say di money wey dem dey spend to run immunisation for di whole country na big part of wetin government dey put for eye.

Even as coverage dey grow, health officials talk say malaria vaccine get im own wahala because of di four-dose schedule, wey mean say pikin must show face steady to get full protection.

"Wetin special about malaria vaccine be say e need four doses, and to make sure pikin come back for all di doses remain big challenge," na so Aina talk.

Di mata of pikin wey no complete im dose don turn big worry, and e don make government dey try strengthen tracking and follow-up for states.

According to Aina, di number of people wey don collect vaccine don dey climb for states wey dey do am:

"For coverage area, total of 984,559 pikin don collect at least one dose for Kebbi and Bayelsa, while Ondo record pass 166,342 pikin and Bauchi 105,890."

"Dis one bring di total pikin wey dem don reach to almost 1.3 million," e talk.

E still yarn say more dan 600,000 vaccine doses dey inside national cold chain system for now and for future distribution.

Aina describe vaccine as one of di best and most cost-effective public health interventions, and e yarn about dia safety.

"Vaccine safe pass and cheap pass plenty medicine wey people dey buy for shop or dey use treat malaria," e talk.

E note say dem dey test vaccine well well and check am with regulator before dem approve am.

"Vaccine dey work well well to prevent disease like measles. Di success dey even make di disease no too dey show for community again," e emphasise.

E add say: "Even though all medical treatments, including food and medicine, fit get small side effects, vaccine still dey among di safest preventive tools wey dem don test well well."

E beg make public confidence for immunisation programmes and health workers no shake.