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SCDDs personnel immunizing a child

Nigeria scales up local innovations to immunize children in insecure areas

Abuja, 28 February 2015 -- In determined efforts to interrupt…
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01 First child in the Federal Capital Territory to receive inactivated polio vaccine

Nigeria introduces inactivated polio vaccine into routine immunization schedule

Abuja, 20 February 2015 -- Nigeria has introduced the inactivated…
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Dr Hakeem Yusuf sensitizing local leaders on AFP

Nigeria enhances acute flaccid paralysis surveillance along international borders

Abuja, Nigeria 19 February, 2015 - The World Health Organization (WHO…
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Ibadan group picture

WHO supports Nigerian government in efforts to eradicate polio in 2015

Ibadan, Oyo Nigeria 5 February, 2015 – To sustain interruption of…
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Highway vaccination

Stopping WPV Importations: Kaduna vaccinates over 43,000 children on Transit

Abuja, Nigeria 02 February, 2015 - In Kaduna, 43,201 children were…
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ERC Members

29th ERC: Nigeria well positioned to interrupt transmission of WPV

Abuja, Nigeria 23 January 2015 - The 29th Expert Review Committee (…
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Nigeria Introduces New Vaccine – PCV 10

On 22nd December 2014 the Government of Nigeria joined other African…
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The WR, Permanent Secretary, FMOH and other stakeholders at the meeting

Federal Ministry of Health pushes Human Resource for Health policy and planning to greater heights

Abuja, Nigeria, 19 December, 2014 - The Federal Ministry of Health (…
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Canadian High Commissioner (left), Permanent Secretary and WHO Representative

Nigeria Pushes Agenda for Empowering Human Resource for Health

Abuja, Nigeria 26 November 2014- The Federal Ministry of Health  (…
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Dr. Pascal Mkanda addressing the Survey team

Polio Sero-Prevalence Surveys-Confirming Population Immunity as crippling disease disappears.

Abuja, Nigeria 20 November 2014 - By the end of October 2014 Nigeria…
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