The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), on Thursday announced that a self e-registration link that will enable Nigerians to personally register themselves, obtain their pre-vaccination numbers and schedule their preferred date and time for vaccination has been created.
The Executive Director/CEO, NPHCDA, Faisal Shuaib, announcing this in a statement signed by Mohammad Ohitoto, Head, Public Relations unit , said the e-registration link will be provided in the coming days to ensure efficient and effective vaccination activities.
Also, preparatory to the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines into the country, the statement informed that the Agency has rolled out a nationwide training programme for health care workers that will be involved in the COVID-19 vaccination at the national and state levels.
According to the statement, the training involves participants from the national, state and local government levels, and by March, 1 2021, the training will be cascaded to the ward and facility levels where over 100,000 health workers will be trained.
It added that over 13,000 health care workers have been trained at the national training of trainers in the first phase.
“The training programme is aimed at updating the skills of the health care workers in the effective handling, storage and administration of COVID-19 vaccines ahead of their arrival” the statement read.
The ED therefore enjoined Nigerians, particularly health care workers nationwide to take advantage of the opportunity provided by the Federal Government to protect themselves and curb the spread of COVID-19.
