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WHO COVID-19 Response Coordinator sensitizing drivers on the need for Low speed in commemoration of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims in Ondo State

Stakeholders wade in to contain road accidents and attendant effects on Nigeria

Ondo, 26 November, 2021 - “It has not been an easy journey for me,…

Health workers attending to a female patient in a health facility

Cross River State empowers women on reproductive health

Calabar - 26 November, 2021 - As part of the effort to achieve…

Antibiotics

Experts caution Nigerians against indiscriminate use of antibiotics to reduce future health crisis

Abuja, 22 November 2021 - The World Health Organization is supporting…

WHO personnel supervising preparations at a vaccination post in Jalingo, Taraba State

Taraba State flags-off integrated Yellow fever, measles and meningitis vaccination campaign

Jalingo, 24 November, 2021 - The National Primary Health Care and…

Dr Felicia Anumah.

Healthy diet and lifestyle modification essential to preventing diabetes

Abuja, 24 November, 2021 - “For diabetes, prevention is the cheaper…

An incubator at the neonatal ward in Kwali General Hospital

World Prematurity Day - Saving every baby born too early

Abuja 17 November 2021 - In November 2019, Ijeoma Uchenna, 25 years…

Mr Abubakar Yabagi.

Diabetes- negligence of the disease is very risky

Abuja, 11 November, 2021 - Abubakar Yabagi from Niger State believes…

Group picture with Governor’s representative (5th right), the WR (6th right), Borno State Commissioners for Health (4th right), government functionaries from Born, Adamawa & Yobe as well partners and WHO personnel

Review of Health Emergencies Programme in Nigeria’s Northeast opens, government and partners solicit WHO’s continued support.

Maiduguri, 15 November, 2021 - The Biannual Joint Operations Review (…

Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo at the commissioning of 48 solar panels at the polio laboratory.

WHO delivers solar panels to accredited polio laboratory in Borno State

Maiduguri, 12 November, 2021 - In Maiduguri, Borno state, the World…

Nurse Balu Bukar Adamu

Health workers leaving no stone unturned, responding to mental health cases in the Northeast

Maiduguri November 4, 2021- In Nigeria’s North East, 12 years of…