A Civil Society Organisation under the auspices of Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN) has advised Nigerians to embrace vaccination. Information Guide Nigeria

According to the organisation, vaccination is the best weapon and strategy in the fight against the novel COVID-19 Pandemic.

INDEPENDENT reports that the coordinator of AHBN Dr. Aminu Magashi encouraged Nigerians to shun all forms of conspiracy theories and get vaccinated.

According to INDEPENDENT, Dr. Aminu Magashi gave this charge during the 5th Annual Conference of the Association of Nigeria Health Journalists (ANHEJ) with the theme: Improving confidence in COVID-19 Vaccine in Nigeria Beyond 2021.

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Dr. Aminu Magashi said: “Every COVID-19 funding and recovery plan touches the lives of all Nigerians, and as such, the public should adequately be informed on how each penny is utilised.

Speaking to his Paper titled: ‘Nigeria’s COVID-19 Funding and Recovery Plan: The place of the media’, Magashi who was represented by AHBN Senior Programme and Partnership Officer, Dr. Obinna Onuoha said;

“With all the efforts underway towards recovery from COVID-19, the media stands front, line and centre in ensuring that all Nigerians are well-informed with the facts: what funding has been received and from whom, what plans from the Government are in place to utilize these funds to provide quality health, what are the checks and balances to ensure these dedicated funds offer value for money, what are the steps taken to ensure all concerned parties are held accountable in the disbursement and utilization of these funds, what are the feedback mechanisms from the beneficiaries of these health interventions, and how are the challenges and lessons carried forth for future reference, that we may learn from the past.

“In our ever-connected world, information is power, information is key. Therefore, as health journalists entrusted with the revered responsibility of providing answers to these questions, Nigerians look up to you as custodians of factual, verified and timely information.

“Every COVID-19 funding and recovery plan touches the lives of all Nigerians, and as such, we must ensure that the public is adequately carried along. If you have not heard it before, I say it to you now, you are saving millions of lives by the work that you do.

“As health journalists, you have the mandate to ask the hard questions that no one wants to ask, on the type, nature and duration of funding support for every recovery plan. Transparency, mutual accountability, consensus and collaboration are the fruits we can expect to see when all Nigerians are well informed and presented with the facts. Jamb Result

“This is how we can build back better. In so doing, we will steer this great nation closer to seeking the quality health Nigerians are entitled to, not only by their innate rights as human beings but also as enshrined in the National Health Act 2014, by which we are compelled to uphold.“

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