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Ambassadors demonstrating Handwashing

Empowering students to become powerful change agents against antimicrobial resistance in Nigeria

Abuja, 5 July, 2019 – With  financial support of Global Affairs…
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States in Nigeria’s South West zone conclude second round of outbreak response. All six States in the South West Zone have completed the ‘2nd Outbreak Response’ (OBR2) to the circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus (cVDPV2) with varying degrees of success. The exercise, implemented on 15 – 24 June, was in response to confirmed reports by the Lagos State Government of environmental strains of Polio Virus in Makoko, Itire and Maracana canals, as well as in Imeko Afon LGA of Ogun State. Initial large-scale z

States in Nigeria’s South West zone conclude second round of outbreak response. 

Lagos, 26 June, 2019 - All six States in the South West Zone have…
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NOMAi

Noma-Nigerian government and partners mobilize to fight the disfiguring disease

Abuja, June 25 2019 - “My daughter Aisha Ahmed, who is 5 years old…
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Group photograph of all participants during the VfM training in Transcorp Hilton Abuja

Nigeria hosts over 44 countries in first Regional value for money trainers’ workshop

Abuja, 24 June 2019 –The first Regional Value for Money’ (VfM)…
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IM NEOC (left) briefing Deputy Governor

Deputy Governor says Lagos will ensure no poliovirus is isolated in any part of the State again

Lagos, 20 June 2019 - The Deputy Governor of Lagos state, His…
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WHO personnel conducting House to house active case search in Adamawa State.

WHO supports Adamawa following declaration of a new outbreak of cholera in three Local Government Areas 

Yola, 19 June 2019 - With the notification of newly confirmed cases…
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Field work for site selection and demonstration in Benue State

World Environment Day – Nigeria intensifies environmental surveillance activities for Polio 

Abuja, 12 June 2019 -  As the` world continues to observe…
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Group Photograph at the World Blood Donor Day, Media press briefing

WHO and Federal partners call on all fit and well-meaning Nigerians to come forth to donate blood 

Abuja, 14 June 2019 – As the world observes World Blood Donor Day,…
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Administering seasonal malaria chemoprevention treatment in Borno State in 2018

Promising results from malaria-prevention medication among children in Borno State, Nigeria

“I had always asked my family members to sit outside for one or two…
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Trained health workers attending patients at a health facility

WHO empowers 5,500 health workers through capacity building interventions across the North-east of Nigeria

Maiduguri, 6 June, 2019 - Fatma Bukar is a registered nurse/midwife…
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