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Participants at the polio transition simulation exercise held in Abuja, Nigeria

Nigeria conducts Polio Transition Simulation Exercise

3 October 2016 - Polio transition planning simulation exercise was…
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IDP receiving treatment from a health facility supported by Alima in Moguno Local Government Area Alima

Borno State Health Sector Bulletin, 1 September 2016

September 2016 – Health Sector partners are urgently scaling-up the…
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Military personnel vaccinating a child with IPV in Monguno IDP camp of Borno State

Surmounting all odds to access children in security compromised areas of Borno State

Maiduguri, 28 September 2016 - In response to the detection of wild…
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An infant receiving OPV in Maiduguri, Borno State for the first time

Polio outbreak: Nigeria expands scope to stop further transmission

Abuja, 21 September 2016 - The scope of the second polio outbreak…
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Health workers practicing real time reporting during EWARS in Borno

WHO trains health workers on Early Warning and Alert System in Borno State

Maiduguri, 12 September 2016 - The World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Community resource persons (CORPs) from newly liberated areas participate in group discussion during a training in Integrated Management of Childhood Illness in Maiduguri, Borno State WHO/ P Ajello

Nigerian Crisis Situation Report, 12 September 2016

WHO in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and State…
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President Muhammadu Buhari vaccinating a child with OPV during the flag off of the Katsina State September 2015 SIPDs at his residence in Daura town on 5th September 2015

As President Muhammadu Buhari demonstrates further commitment to Polio Eradication, Governors Masari and Ganduje kick off polio campaigns in Kano and Katsina states

Abuja 09 September 2015: The highest level of commitment to polio…
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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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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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