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A team of House to house vaccination workers during polio campaign in northern Nigeria.

Frontline workers in Nigeria break down gender related barriers to reach children with vaccines

Abuja, 01 August 2018 -  In a remote village in Northern Nigeria, a…
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Women with eligible children queue up for routine immunization at health facility in Kaduna.

Nigeria to avert over 160,000 deaths in children yearly, with introduction of rotavirus vaccine into immunization schedule.

Nigeria introduces rotavirus vaccine to protect children from this…
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Trained technician at National Reference Laboratory Centre –Gaduwa, Abuja | NCDC/WHO

WHO supports improved diagnostic capacity to fast-track Lassa fever control 

Abuja, 17 July, 2018 - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)…
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Eligible child being administered with anti-malaria drug during 2017 SMC campaign in Borno state. Photo credit: WHO/CE.Onuekwe

Borno targets more than 1 million children with anti-malaria therapy. 

Maiduguri, 13 July 2018 - With the support of World Health…
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A child receiving while other people queue up for OCV

Adamawa conducts first vaccination campaign in response to cholera outbreak

Yola, 10 July 2018 – Today, the first round of the 2-phase oral…
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Man taking the NTD preventive tablet

WHO redoubles efforts to ‘leave no one behind’ in treatment of Neglected Tropical Diseases 

Abuja, 4 July 2018 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has…
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L-R Prof. Rose Leke, ARCC Chair, Dr Faisal Shuaib the ED of NPHCDA, Professor Isaac Adewole, Nigeria’s Minister of Health and Dr Alemu, WHO country Representative appreciating e-Surve in Abuja

How e-Surveillance strengthens health systems in Nigeria

Dr Namadi Lawal is a surveillance officer with the National Primary…
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WHO Country Representative administering OCV in an IDP camp of Borno state in 2017

Adamawa state gets over 700,000 doses of oral cholera vaccines for emergency vaccination

 Abuja, 24 June 2018 - The International Coordinating Group (ICG) has…
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(L-R) Professor Rose Leke (Chair of ARCC), Dr. Pascal Mkanda

Polio Eradication-Regional Certification Commission concludes meeting with far-reaching recommendations for countries

The Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) has concluded a 5…
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(Seated) Mrs Naomi Muyadeen and Head Nurse Esther Adepoju, Kuchigoro Primary Health Care Centre, Abuja.

Nigeria fights high maternal mortality through improved quality of care 

Abuja, 20 June, 2018 - “There were no signs that the morning of 31…
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