Nigeria: FG Launches New Yellow Card

26 February 2013

Following the deportation of over 125 Nige-rians from South Africa a year ago over the possession of fake yellow fever vaccine cards, the federal government yesterday launched new yellow cards which are expected to rep-lace the ones in circulation within six months.

The minister of health, Professor Christian Onyebuchi Chukwu unveiled the new yellow card at a ceremony during the pre 56th National Council on Health (NCH) and launch of the new international certificate of vaccination and prophylaxis (Yellow card).

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