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<p>The All Babies program, implemented by New Incentives – All Babies Are Equal (NI-ABAE), convened a two-day Roundtable Meeting of Cold Chain Stakeholders on October 24–25, 2025, at Tahir Guest Palace, Kano State, to strengthen coordination and accountability within vaccine supply chains across its states of operation.</p><div class="NdB4QsBn" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>The meeting gathered 35 participants from zonal and state cold chain offices (ZCCOs/SCCOs), the Kano State Primary Health Care Board, NI-ABAE staff, and development partners to review vaccine stock trends, data systems, and distribution performance across 14 states: Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kebbi, Katsina, Niger, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, and Zamfara—seven in the North West, six in the Northeast, and one in the North Central region.<br />
The event was opened by the All Babies Stakeholder Relations Director, Nura Muhammad and moderated by the Senior States Partnerships Manager, Abdulwahab Yusuf. This is the sixth physical meeting since the roundtable series began in 2023, while monthly virtual sessions continue to sustain coordination across partnering states.</p>
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<p>Clarifying “Stockout” and Improving Distribution</p><div class="ND6ADSyw" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>A key discussion clarified the term “stockout” as used in NI-ABAE data, which is defined as the unavailability of a vaccine at a scheduled immunization session—a last-mile operational definition.<br />
Program Performance and Updates<br />
During the technical session, Nana Ize, NI-ABAE Monitoring and Learning Officer 2, presented the Q3 2025 impact report, which showed continued progress in reducing zero-dose infants. Katsina and Zamfara recorded the sharpest declines, each with 40-percentage-point drops, while Kaduna recorded a 15-percentage-point reduction since the All Babies program was rolled out.</p>
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<p>As of Q3 2025, the program has enrolled 5,600,000 infants across 204 local government areas, supporting services in 7,128 clinics and 60,000 settlements. Since its inception, All Babies has encouraged over 85 million vaccinations and disbursed more than â¦32 billion in direct cash transfers to caregivers.<br />
Abdulwahab presented a comparative analysis of 2024–2025 stock trends, highlighting national-level shortages of Rota vaccines, delays in redistribution, and incomplete reporting on OpenLMIS—Nigeria’s national digital vaccine-tracking platform.</p>
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<p>Stakeholders resolved to strengthen real-time data visibility, improve the timeliness of OpenLMIS updates, and enhance coordination between state and LGA levels to reduce vaccine stockouts before the close of Q4 2025.</p>
<p>As a next step, participants agreed to work through the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) to advocate for increased transportation funding and logistical support to help health workers move vaccines from LGA cold stores to clinics. This approach aims to close the final gap in the vaccine distribution chain &#8211; the “last mile” &#8211; where most interruptions occur.</p>
<p>Resolutions and State Perspectives<br />
Participants noted ongoing national-level supply constraints and confirmed that, following manufacturing delays, Rota vaccine shipments are expected by November 1, 2025.</p>
<p>Abubakar Hussaini, State Cold Chain Officer, Niger State, praised the All Babies program’s impact:</p>
<p>“All Babies has done a great job increasing vaccination awareness and turnout in Niger State. With their support, caregivers now come out in large numbers. We hope the program expands nationwide so every child benefits from these life-saving vaccines.”</p>
<p>The meeting concluded with the signing of a joint communiqué, including commitments to:Train RI providers on vaccine stock management.<br />
State and zonal officers to increase supervision and ensure vaccines move promptly from LGA and state stores to clinics.</p>
<p>Implement Niger State’s ‘one-time supply’ model for hard-to-reach areas.<br />
Enforce OpenLMIS compliance through weekly reminders and supervision.<br />
Organize zonal coordination meetings in Kano to address facility-level pickup delays.</p>
<p>Through these resolutions, All Babies and its government partners reaffirmed their shared commitment to ensuring that every child, regardless of location, has timely access to life-saving vaccines.</p>
<p>ABOUT ALL BABIES</p>
<p>The All Babies program, implemented by New Incentives – All Babies Are Equal (NI-ABAE), is a child health program that increases demand for routine immunization in northern Nigeria through conditional cash transfers to caregivers. The program operates in collaboration with the state governments, local health authorities, and traditional and religious leaders to ensure every eligible infant receives life-saving vaccines on schedule. The initiative continues to strengthen Nigeria’s immunization system by combining evidence-based incentives, data-driven monitoring, and deep community engagement.</p>
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