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Governor vaccinating a baby with OPV

Governor vaccinating a baby with OPV

In 2013, Nasarawa and Niger States in the North Central region of…
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WHO Representative reaffirms commitment to Polio Eradication in Nigeria

The Representative of the World Health Organization, Nigeria, Dr. Rui…
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Islamic scholar assisting with Vaccination

Prominent ANTI-OPV cleric turns pro-immununization campaigner in Borno State

Polio supplemental immunization activities (SIAs) have been met with…
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2014 World Health Day: Nigeria launches robust Media Campaign against vector-borne diseases

The Honourable Minister of Health, Professor C.O. Onyebuchi Chukwu,…
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WHO State coordinator presenting oily chloramphenicol to the Kebbi State Commissioner of Health.

Meningitis Outbreak in KEBBI State: WHO moves to halt further fatalities.

Since the beginning of the year 2014, Kebbi State in North Western…
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Down to zero: Nigeria stops guinea-worm disease in its tracks

March 2014 - From more than 650 000 cases in 1988 to zero today,…
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2014 WORLD TB DAY: WHO donates gene expert machines to government

The World Health Organization has donated GeneXpert MTB/RIF machines…
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National malaria elimination programme reviews progress in Nigeria

The Honourable Minister of Health, Prof C.O.Onyebuchi Chukwu, has…
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Nigeria joins the world to commemorate world oral health day

Nigeria joins the world to commemorate world oral health day

The President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and…
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Presidential summit on Universal Health coverage ends in Nigeria

His Excellency President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan of the Federal…
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