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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) has…
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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 spread…
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WHO Consultant explaining a point to the PS & ES

WHO supports cholera vaccination in critical States of the Northwest region

Zamfara, 6 November, 2018 - The World Health Organization (WHO) is…
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Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole

Nigeria will soon be on the path to eliminating AIDS.

Abuja, 1 November, 2018 - Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Professor…
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A patient supported by a relative into a health facility in Abuja

Government and partners redouble efforts to beat breast cancer in Nigeria

Abuja, 27 October, 2018 - There is now a renewed determination in…
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