Nigeria has a population of over 200 million people. It is the largest country in Africa.
The country is now in the midst of a second wave of COVID infections which is straining an already fragile health system. But Nigerian officials have not been able to secure any doses of any COVID-19 vaccine for their frontline health workers–let alone general population.
My guest today, Dr. Faisal Shuaib heads Nigeria’s National Primary Healthcare Development Agency and a member of the country’s COVID-19 task force. He explains the impact of the COVID–19 in Nigeria and the difficult task of securing doses of the vaccine.
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