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Sensitisation meeting with community members at the District head’s palace, Gwoza LGA in Borno state

States in the North East intensify preparation for Outbreak Response Campaign

26 August 2016 - As the preparations for the August outbreak response…
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Eligible child receiving oral polio vaccine in Abuja

Two years without polio - Nigeria celebrates with cautious optimism.

Abuja, 23 July 2016 - Nigeria has been polio-free for two (2) years…
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Hukumar Lafiya Ta Duniya ta fada aikin jinkai a yankunan da a ke fama da masu tayar da kayar baya a yankin arewa masu gabas na Najeriya

Kananan hukumomi 15 daga cikin wadanda a ka kwato daga hannun ‘yan…
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WHO scales up response to humanitarian crisis in Nigeria

22 August 2016 – A WHO emergency health team has arrived in Maiduguri…
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Nigerian Crisis Situation Report, 22 August 2016

Nigerian Crisis Situation Report, 22 August 2016

Emergency team met key health sector partners on the ground; OCHA,…
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Dr Sule Meleh briefing the external surveilance review team at Borno Polio EOC

Commissioner for Health commends WHO for deploying surveillance review team to Borno State.

Maiduguri, 18 August 2016 - The Commissioner for Health, Dr Haruna…
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(L-R) Dr Rex Mpazanje of WHO, Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of State for Health and Professor Adewole at the press briefing

Nigeria declares polio outbreak as a national public health emergency.

Abuja, 18 August 2016 - The Honourable Minister of Health, Professor…
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WHO personnel vaccinating a child in Gwoza

Borno leaves no stone unturned as outbreak response to polio virus commences

Maiduguri, 17 August, 2016 - Immediate outbreak response (OBR) to…
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Briefing at EOC

External team begins assessment of surveillance system in Nigeria.

Abuja, 16 August, 2016 - An external surveillance team is in Nigeria…
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Professor Isaac Adewole, Nigeria's Minister of Health

Nigeria detects wild poliovirus in recently accessible areas of Borno State

Abuja, 12 August, 2016 - With improved surveillance among recently…
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