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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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WHO Emergency Response Team member dispensing drugs at a mobile clinic WHO/H. Kubwalo

WHO continues to support flood victims in Malawi

After intense flooding, WHO Malawi Country Office has been in the…
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Plague in Madagascar: need for heightened vigilance

Since September 2014, 283 suspected, probable or confirmed cases,…
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WHO urges governments to increase investment to tackle neglected tropical diseases

19 FEBRUARY 2015. GENEVA/LONDON/ADDIS ABABA – TheWorld Health…
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Newly elected WHO Regional Director for Africa presents her letters of credence to the Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs

Brazzaville, 19 February 2015 – Newly elected WHO Regional
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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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Uganda hosts African regional meeting on nutrition

Kampala, 18th February 2015- Uganda hosted the Regional Meeting…
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The Guest of Honor in a group photo with representatives from GAVI, Bill & Melinda Gates, WHO, UNICEF and PATH.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine stakeholders’ meeting kicks off in United Republic of Tanzania

Dar es Salaam, 18 February 2015 - The Ministry of Health and…
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