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Governor of Yobe welcoming WR to Yobe Government House in Damaturu

Yobe State Governor Lauds Collaboration with WHO for Decline in Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Damaturu, 10 April 2017 - The Executive Governor of Yobe state,…

Dr Zainul Khan presenting preliminary findings by OBRA in Kaduna WHO/C. Warigon

External Assessment Team Applauds Response To Polio Outbreak in Nigeria.

Kaduna, 04 April, 2017 - The polio Outbreak Response Assessment (OBRA…

Mobile Hard-to-Reach team providing integrated basic primary healthcare services in a Borno community. M Shafiq/WHO

Japan Supports WHO’s Emergency Programme in Northeast Nigeria

Abuja, 31 March 2017 - The Government of Japan recently announced a…

Polio vaccination at the Nigeria-Niger border crossing. Ilela, Sokoto. March 2017. Photo - WHO J Swan (2)

Nigeria Concludes Synchronization of Vaccination Campaign with Neighbouring Niger, Cameroun and Benin.

Abuja, 30 March 2017- States sharing border settlements with…

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Mobile Teams Provide Skilled Home Delivery in Hard-to-Reach Communities of Borno State.

Maiduguri, 30 March 2017- On that fateful day - 13th March 2017,…

01 Ondo State Governor vaccinating a child

Governors and Commissioners Renew Political Commitment Through Active Engagement in Vaccination Campaign

Abuja, 30 March 2017 -Various Governors and Commissioners for Health…

Commissioner addressing community members in Mazakari village of Niger state

CSM Outbreak-Niger State and Federal Government Strengthen Response System

Abuja, 27 March 2017 - Following the reported cases of Cerebrospinal…

An eligible child receiving oral polio vaccine in Maiduguri, Borno state

House-to-House, Street-by-Street, 14 000 Volunteers Target 1.9 million Children with OPV in Borno

Maiduguri, 25 March 2017 - Regardless of the insecurity in Borno…

L-R Minister of Health, Minister of State for Health and WR at 2017 World TB Day commemoration in Abuja

Nigeria Equips Primary Health Care Centres With GeneXpert Machines To Accelerate TB Case Finding

Abuja, 24 March 2017 - In keeping with the 2017 World Tuberculosis (…

Assessing Umars nutrition status

Severely Malnourished Children in Borno State Benefit From WHO-Supported Stabilization Centre

Maiduguri, 15 March 2017 - An estimated 400,000 children in the…