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Community health worker assessing a sick child in a community

WHO and the Nigerian government collaborate to curtail child mortality in the country

Minna, 17 October 2019 - In Njediko community of Niger state, Mrs…

WHO supports health ambassadors in updating their registers after an immunization session at BHC Danfusan, Kiyawa LGA, Jigawa State

Health Ambassadors boost vaccine coverage in Nigeria’s Jigawa State

Dutse, 04 October, 2019 - In Jigawa State in northern Nigeria,…

Conducting motivational interview with a mentally unstable patient at Drug Ward Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital Maiduguri (FNPH)

Psychosocial Support – Borno State Government and WHO scale up efforts to fulfil unmet mental health needs

Maiduguri, 10 November, 2019 - After years of viewing gory sights of…

Female Surveillance team in Borno State

The challenge of gender inequality in Nigeria’s surveillance network

Maiduguri, 10 October, 2019 - Following the detection of a case of…

School children showing their yellow fever vaccination cards after receiving the vaccine in Katsina state

Yellow Fever Preventive Mass Vaccination Campaign kicks off in Katsina State, others to follow

Katsina, 9 October 2019 - As part of an effort towards eliminating…

Ms. Oninye Iromba receiving an award at the NMSAP launch

WHO and Nigerian Government move to curb cardiovascular diseases

Abuja, October 7, 2019 - “My life has not been the same. Had it been…

A child receiving fIPV in Talatan Mafara LGA of Zamfara State, Nigeria

Over 51 million children reached in National Immunization campaigns

Abuja, 4 October, 2019 - In a bid to bolster immunity of eligible…

Nigeria joins the world in raising awareness on Rabies

Abuja, 27 September, 2019 - On 28 September every year, Nigeria joins…

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An innovative approach to Disease Surveillance in Nigeria

Abuja, 24 September, 2019 - An innovative technology using a mobile…

Nurse Ayenajeh Sasefu carefully arranges vaccines for various diseases

Government urges private and public health facilities to enforce best practices in vaccine storage and management

Lafia, 20 September 2019 - In a primary healthcare centre in the…