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WHO, Nigeria’s TY Danjuma Foundation sign agreement to advance health

WHO, Nigeria’s TY Danjuma Foundation sign agreement to advance health

Abuja – World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region and TY…
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Middle, WR performing the symbolic foundation laying ceremony of the Monguno Specialist Hospital expansion project

Borno State, with WHO and EU Support, Expands Monguno Hospital to Strengthen Health Services in Conflict-Affected Areas

Maiduguri, To strengthen health infrastructure in conflict-affected…
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Figure 1Sherifat and her baby

Nigeria's multi-pronged malaria elimination approach gains momentum

Yenagoa, Four months ago, town criers and media in Bayelsa State,…
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Figure 1A mother whose child is being vaccinated by a WHO staff as part of the commemoration of the African vaccination Week.png

Ondo State, WHO, partners and caregivers unite to promote vaccination during African Vaccination Week.

Akure, When 30-year-old Ajibola Ibukunoluwa walked into the…
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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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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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