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Professor Isaac Florunsho Adewole vaccinating a child to flag-off the 2015 Measles campaign

Nigeria Flags off National Measles Campaign - targeting over 39 million children for vaccination

Abuja, 23 November, 2015: Nigeria has launched the 2015 Measles…

WHO warns climate change to threaten human health in Nigeria

Abuja, 16 November 2015: Climate change is threatening to worsen…

Group picture with the Akwa Ibom State Commisioner for Health (7th Right)

Endgame strategy: WHO positions field staff to leverage on interruption of wild polio virus towards certification in 2017.

Abuja, 14 November, 2015: The recent removal of Nigeria from the list…

Dr Moeti handing over the official communication from the WHO DG to President Buahri

WHO formally announces removal of Nigeria from polio-endemic list

Abuja, 26 October 2015 – Today, the World Health Organization (WHO)…

Dr Rui Vaz speaking to JAP

Country Representative consolidates on polio eradication gains, meets stakeholders

Kaduna, 29 September 2015 - With Nigeria at a defining moment of…

Group photo with Professor Jonathan Nok (centre), Dr Rui Vaz (6th from right)

Government says WHO remains instrumental to achieving milestones as administrative review meeting opens in Kaduna.

Kaduna, Nigeria 29 September, 2015 - The Kaduna State…

WHO staff treating a case at a temporary isolation camp in Maiduguri

Cholera Outbreak - Borno State Commissioner for Health applauds WHO for coordinating early response

Maiduguri, 24 September, 2015 - The Borno State Commissioner for…

Chief (Mrs) Yetunde Onanuga (left) and Dr Mejebi Philips

Deputy Governor becomes Disease Surveillance Ambassador in South-West Nigeria

Abeokuta, Ogun 22 September, 2015 - The Ogun state Deputy Governor…

Down to zero – Nigeria on the path to polio eradication

Abuja, 11 September 2015 - There’s starting to be a breath of fresh…

Assisted by the Executive Director of the NPHCDA Dr Ado Muhammad, UN Secretary General administers oral polio vaccine to a child in a WHO supported health facility

UN Secretary-General commends immunization efforts in Nigeria

On Monday the 24th of August 2015, the United Nations Secretary-…