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Dr Sule Meleh briefing the external surveilance review team at Borno Polio EOC

Commissioner for Health commends WHO for deploying surveillance review team to Borno State.

Maiduguri, 18 August 2016 - The Commissioner for Health, Dr Haruna…
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(L-R) Dr Rex Mpazanje of WHO, Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of State for Health and Professor Adewole at the press briefing

Nigeria declares polio outbreak as a national public health emergency.

Abuja, 18 August 2016 - The Honourable Minister of Health, Professor…
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WHO personnel vaccinating a child in Gwoza

Borno leaves no stone unturned as outbreak response to polio virus commences

Maiduguri, 17 August, 2016 - Immediate outbreak response (OBR) to…
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Dr Yokouide Allarangar, WHO Representative in DRC speaking at the official campaign launch

Mass yellow fever vaccination campaign launched in Democratic Republic of Congo

Kinshasa, 17 August - A yellow fever preventive mass vaccination…
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A Newly Appointed WHO Representative to Ethiopia Presents Credential

29 July 2016, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Dr. Akpaka Kalu, the newly…
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Mass vaccination campaign to protect millions against yellow fever in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo

16 August 2016 – One of the largest emergency vaccination campaigns…
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Briefing at EOC

External team begins assessment of surveillance system in Nigeria.

Abuja, 16 August, 2016 - An external surveillance team is in Nigeria…
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Preparing to vaccinate millions against yellow fever

15 August 2016 - One of Africa's biggest-ever emergency vaccination…
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