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Figure 1WHO Nigeria Country Representative joins staff, colleagues from FMOH &SW on a commemorative walk to celebrate 20206 World Health Day in Abuja

Nigeria turns evidence into action to protect health and save lives

Abuja, On World Health Day 2026, under the theme “Together for health…
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A health worker collecting sputum samples for TB testing in Nasarawa state, Nigeria

Nigeria intensifies tuberculosis response to close detection gaps

Abuja, Nigeria – With technical support from the World Health…
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Group photograph at the HIV pre‑exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) launch

Nigeria introduces long‑acting HIV prevention option to strengthen national response

Abuja – Nigeria has introduced lenacapavir, a new long‑acting…
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Finalization of the Natinal Policy on Cosmetics Safety amd Health.

Nigeria adopts national policy to strengthen cosmetics safety

Abuja – Nigeria has approved its first national policy on cosmetics…
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A doctor on the mobile clinic providing access to health services in Adamawa State

Mobile outreach expands access to health services in Adamawa State

Yola – Targeted outreach is improving access to essential health…
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Faith Bankole._Corper in Enugu

Reaching Every Child: How Enugu’s Independent Monitors Are Helping Close Immunity Gaps

Enugu; In Enugu State, families, health workers, and young volunteers…
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Vaccination team during MR campaign in a nomadic settlement

Reaching the Unreached: Measles‑Rubella Vaccination Brings Essential Care to a Nomadic Community in Osun State

Osun:  For years, families in a small nomadic settlement in Abaa…
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Nigeria accelerates measles–rubella elimination with second phase campaign in the South

Nigeria accelerates measles–rubella elimination with second phase campaign in the South

Nigeria is conducting the second phase of its vaccination campaign to…
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Participants at the PEP meeting.

Nigeria refines Polio Eradication Strategy as WHO strengthens support toward 2026 targets

Abuja, Nigeria’s efforts to interrupt circulating variant type 2…
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1A WHO volunteer at the field providing health services to women and children at a camp for people displaced by flood in Adamawa State

Early health preparedness protects families during seasonal floods in Adamawa State

Yola, In flood-prone Adamawa State, north-east Nigeria, early health…
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