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Lassa fever sensitization campaign in a school in Taraba state, Northeast Nigeria.

WHO scales up Lassa fever response in affected states

Abuja, 1 February 2019 - The World Health Organization (WHO) is…
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Minister of Budget and National Planning, Minister of Health, Dr Clement Peter (OIC) and other government partners at the launch of the CCSIII document.

President Buhari launches WHO’s Revised Third Generation Country Cooperation Strategy

Abuja, 25 January 2019 –  In an historic event held at the…
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WHE Emergency Manager, Dr. Collins Owili at a Mubi Cholera Treatment Centre during the outbreak in Adamawa state - June 2018

Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States Declare End of Cholera Outbreaks

Borno, 21 January 2019 -  It is safe to say that the cholera…
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Incinerator donated by WHO to Bauchi State MoH installed at Bayara General Hospital

WHO hands over incinerator for injection waste disposal to Bauchi State

Bauchi, 20 December 2018 - The World Health Organization (WHO)…
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WHO team with a family of a presumptive case of Yellow fever for detailed case investigation

Nigeria launches Yellow fever vaccination campaign to stop outbreak in Edo state 

The Government of Nigeria with support from the World Health…
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Teenage pregnant girl in her third trimester_i

Government and partners rally against adolescent pregnancy and unsafe abortions

Abuja, 14 December, 2018 - The Federal Government in collaboration…
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Health Worker administering Oral Cholera Vaccine to people in the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Maiduguri.

Tackling cholera outbreaks in North-east humanitarian emergencies 

Maiduguri, 03 December, 2018 - “In addition to insecurity and despair…
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Yellow fever vaccination campaign in Jos, Plateau state

The second phase of Nigeria’s biggest-ever yellow fever vaccination campaign gets underway

The Government of Nigeria – with support from the World Health…
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Patients buying antibiotic drugs for the dispensary

Federal Government, WHO and partners strategize to tackle antibiotic abuse in Nigeria

Abuja, 16 November 2018 - As Nigeria observes 2018 World Antibiotic…
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Motorized campaign creating awareness about the ongoing seasonal malaria campaign in Borno state. Photo-credit: WHO/C.E.Onuekwe

Borno reaches over 850 000 children with Seasonal Malaria Chemotherapy

Maiduguri, 12 November 2018 - With more than 2 700 volunteers…
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