The Federal Ministry of Health has begun the issuance of new secured international certificate of vaccination and prophylaxis,otherwise known as yellow card to travellers. The Minister of health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu who officially inaugurated the new card scheme in Abuja said the government came up with a new card following the deportation of some 125 nigerians form South Africa imarch last year over their failure to provide genuine yellow fever vaccination documentation. He also said the old card did not carry the security features which the new one possesses noting that the old card could easily be forged. The Health minister said other countries have been informed not to recognise the card from Oct 1st.The card can be obtained for One Thousand Naira in any state in the country....
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