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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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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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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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Group photograph after the flag-off of health sector field assessment on ASGM in Nigeria in March 2019.

WHO welcomes end of emergency phase of the 2019 Lassa fever outbreak but calls on partners to remain mobilized

Abuja 31 May 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the…
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Permanent Secretary giving his speech at the Media press briefing to mark the World No Tobacco day

World No Tobacco Day –National Assembly approves regulations on tobacco control

Abuja, 31 May 2019- As Nigeria joins the world to commemorate the…
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Man with fully swollen legs

WHO sustains Lymphatic Filariasis treatments in over 500 local government areas across Nigeria

Abuja 28 May 2019 - The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently…
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An eligble baby being immunized by Transit team in Muna Market, Maiduguri

WHO and partners provide life-saving vaccine to more than 1.2 million children against measles in Borno State.

Abuja, 24 May 2019 - As Borno State is affected by an on-going…
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