How poverty fuels preventable childhood killer diseases despite available vaccines
Despite the availability of free vaccines, many Nigerian children continue to suffer from preventable diseases due to extreme poverty, malnutrition, and lack of access to healthcare. The 2025 Joint Health Sector Report highlights that economic instability remains a primary barrier to child survival in the region.
As poverty and malnutrition deepen, many Nigerian children are battling preventable killer diseases because low-income families cannot afford basic healthcare and adequate nutrition. The 2025 Joint Health Sector Report by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare shows rising cases of malaria among children under five, diarrhoea, pneumonia, and other vaccine-preventable diseases despite the availability of free vaccines. DEBORAH TOLU-KOLAWOLE writes
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