President Bola Tinubu has unveiled the Lagos Vaccine Cold and Dry Storage Hub, designed to serve over 90 million Nigerians across the South-West and South-South geopolitical zones by 2035.
Speaking at the vaccine hub located inside the Federal Central Medical Stores, Oshodi, the President said the facility, funded through a World Bank International Development Association (IDA) Credit under the IMPACT Project, is designed to close infrastructure gaps while also ensuring that quality health services reach every Nigerian community.
Represented by the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Muyi Aina, the president said for many years, Nigeria’s vaccine supply chain depended on one National Strategic Cold Store and six zonal stores.
According to him, the old structures can no longer adequately serve the country’s growing population and expanding immunisation needs.
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He also noted that the NPHCDA developed the Three-Hub National Immunisation Supply Chain Model, modern megastores in Lagos, Abuja, and Kano, designed to decentralise vaccine storage and strengthen distribution nationwide.
The Lagos Hub is first to be commissioned, while the Abuja Hub, which will serve the North-Central and South-East zones, is currently under construction, and the Kano Hub for the North-West and North-East zones will commence later this year.
