NIGERIA GOVERNORS’ IMMUNIZATION LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE 2012 REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT JUDGING PANEL

Abstract

The 2012 Nigeria Governors’ Immunization Leadership Challenge is a year-long initiative aimed at fostering leadership to eradicate polio and improve immunization outcomes amongst Nigerian State Governors. The Challenge, sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is managed by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum in close partnership with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency and WHO Nigeria, with support from the Federal Ministry of Health. On March 2-3, 2013, an independent judging panel made up of Nigerian and international experts met in Abuja to review the Challenge performance data collected throughout 2012 and to select the highest performing states in two categories: Best Performance and Most Improved.