The Lagos State Primary Health Care Board has partnered with the Clinton Health Access Initiative to advance primary healthcare and improve child survival outcomes in the state.
The Permanent Secretary of the LSPHCB, Dr Ibrahim Mustafa, made this known at a three-day workshop to develop the Lagos State Five-Year Routine Immunisation Roadmap (2026–2030).
Mustafa said the strategic framework was designed to bridge immunisation coverage gaps and ensure equitable access to vaccines across the state.
He emphasised that immunisation was more than a public health intervention, describing it as a “social contract” and a shared responsibility to protect every child, regardless of background or geography, with life-saving vaccines.
While Lagos has made progress, he admitted that immunisation coverage remained uneven, particularly in riverine areas, informal urban settlements, and among mobile populations.
“Some local government areas still report coverage rates as low as 60 per cent, leaving many children exposed to preventable diseases,” he said.
Mustafa noted that beyond boosting vaccine coverage, the initiative also sought to strengthen the primary healthcare system to accelerate progress toward Universal Health Coverage.
He urged participants to see the moment as pivotal and take bold, coordinated action that could transform the future of immunisation in Lagos and serve as a model for other states in Nigeria and beyond.
Similarly, the Lagos State Coordinator of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Olusegun Emiju, outlined the broader vision behind the roadmap.
Emiju stressed that the effort was not only about planning but about building a resilient, accountable, and inclusive system that could sustain progress.
