Nigeria

The facility is expected to produce 10 million nets annually at full capacity and create more than 600 jobs.

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, issued the directive as the government intensifies efforts to protect children from vaccine-preventable diseases and strengthen the country’s capacity to respond to outbreaks.

The framework calls on countries to maintain high-quality disease surveillance, preserve laboratory and emergency response capacity, strengthen routine immunization and secure sustainable domestic financing.

The issuance forms part of Emzor’s broader US$29.6 million bond programme, which is designed to provide capital for the company’s growth and operational needs.

During the first phase of the study, conducted in Osun State from 2023 to 2025, children who received PMC experienced a 22% reduction in confirmed malaria cases. Overall health facility visits for illness also fell by 19%.

The partnership will support Nigeria’s post-marketing vaccine surveillance system by evaluating innovative screening devices and expanding routine laboratory testing for vaccine lots.

The procedure, carried out in Damaturu, represents the first time such an advanced maxillofacial surgery has been conducted in a state-owned hospital in the region.

The launch brings together national and international health stakeholders who are supporting Nigeria’s broader HIV response strategy.

The Sokoto deployment builds on findings from an extensive randomized controlled implementation study conducted in Nigeria in collaboration with PATH, Jhpiego, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, and Sydani Group.