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| Experts put the cost of producing vaccines locally in the range of ₦6 billion if the indigenous industries get government support, thus helping to save an import bill of US$1.1 billion that government seeks to spend on procuring vaccines to fight meningitis in the five most affected states. |
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blames inadequate financing, others
The inability of the
Federal Government to manage disease outbreaks in the country, occasioned by
the lack of political will and low capacity in local drug manufacturing, poses
a serious threat to citizens’ well-being and the nation’s economic growth.
