A nurse smiles below a baby raising its arms towards a needle: Expanded Programme of Immunization in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Federal DSC Unit, ca. 1995.

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[1995?]
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799612i
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A nurse smiles below a baby raising its arms towards a needle: Expanded Programme of Immunization in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Federal DSC Unit, ca. 1995. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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With a population of approximately 140 million, Nigeria remains Africa s most populous nation. Vaccine preventable diseases account for approximately 22% of child deaths in the country; amounting to over 200,000 deaths per year. The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI), responsible for routinely delivering immunization, started in the late 1970s (Source: http://www.immunizationbasics.jsi.com/CountryActivities.htm)

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Nigeria : Designed and printed by Federal DSC Unit (Emene-Enugu) of Social Development Directorate, [1995?] (Nigeria : Federal DSC Unit (Emene-Enugu) of Social Development Directorate)

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1 print : lithograph, printed in colour ; sheet 60.2 x 43.2 cm

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Keep your baby healthy ... ask for EPI

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Federal DSC Unit (Emene-Enugu) of Social Development Directorate ca. 1995 13/02/2012 Nigeria UkLW Transcription from the item

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M/MC database ref: PO-NGA-42

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Wellcome Collection 799612i

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