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Picture of the newly expanded BIU General Hospital, Borno State

Access to health services expands in Borno State as WHO donates new state-of-the-art centre

Borno, 30 April, 2025 - The Borno State Government has commended the…
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Ensuring a safe and healthy start for mothers and children in remote villages

Ensuring a safe and healthy start for mothers and children in remote villages

Borno, On a recent Tuesday, Fatima Alhaji Mohammed and three other…
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Helping drug users

Helping drug users return to a healthier lifestyle through harm reduction approach

Maiduguri, 28 April. 2025 - Getting medical help to stop using…
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From Survivor to Advocate: How a Cervical Cancer Survivor is Championing HPV Vaccination in Plateau StateFrom Survivor to Advocate: How a Cervical Cancer Survivor is Championing HPV Vaccination in Plateau State

From Survivor to Advocate: How a Cervical Cancer Survivor is Championing HPV Vaccination in Plateau State

Jos, In 2021, Mrs. Sarah Abok, a 47-year-old mother from Mangu Local…
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WHO Country representative and WHO staff association President Dr Ozor, addressing staff during the celebration of 2025 IWD in Abuja

Celebrating International Women’s Day: WHO Nigeria honors women’s role in health and equality

Abuja, 13 March, 2025 - On 7 March 2025, the WHO Nigeria offices…
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Nigeria fight Against Poliovirus in High Risk communities

Bridging immunity gaps: Nigeria’s fight against Poliovirus in high-risk communities

Maiduguri, 13 March, 2025 - In Jere Local Government Area (LGA) of…
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Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare with the Health Fellows at the end of the event

Empowering a new generation to lead healthcare change initiatives in Nigeria

Abuja, 13 March, 2025 - In a bold effort to improve the health and…
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A decade of trauma and a journey to healing

Maiduguri - Fatima Ibrahim* was just a child when her world was torn…
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High-level delegation visits Nigeria, urges commitments from government

High-level delegation visits Nigeria, urges commitments from government

Abuja – As Nigeria intensifies efforts to halt the transmission of…
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Members of the high table at the NTLC

Stakeholders strengthen commitments to end polio transmission in Nigeria by December 2025

Abuja, 27 February, 2025 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has…
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