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L-R: JA Asom (FRSC), Dr Clement Peter (OIC/WHO), Dr Osagie Ohanire (HMSH, FMOH) and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Back: Dr Sydney Ibeanusi (Focal point/UNDARSIP)

Fifth United Nations Global Road Safety Week - Nigerian Government re-commits to road safety

Abuja, 06 May 2019 – Nigeria joined the rest of the world to…

Malnourished Child

WHO Supports one Million malnourished children in North-east Nigeria

Maiduguri, 7 May 2019 - Prior to admission at the World Health…

Vaccinator immunizing an eligible child in a boat with OPV during IPDS from his own boat

Braving the waves to reach underserved populations with immunization services in the Niger Delta

Yenagoa, 28 April 2019 -“We had not seen vaccination teams in our…

Honorable Minister of Health and Dr Rex Mpazanje

World Malaria Day- Minister says, time is ripe to end the deadly disease for good.

Abuja, 26 April, 2019 - Nigeria has joined the rest of the world to…

Caregivers with eligible children at immunization unit of health facility in Kaduna State/WHO Nigeria

NERICC-Nigeria’s panacea to routine immunization and primary health care strengthening.

Abuja 16 April 2019 – Over the past 18 months, Nigeria has recorded…

Field teams administrating measles vaccine during the 1st phase of the vaccination campaign in Borno state

WHO and partners successfully vaccinate over 400,000 children against Measles in Borno State -Target 838,582 children more.

Maiduguri, 10 April, 2019 - With on-going Measles outbreak in…

Biometric registration of Governor Rochas Okorocha during the launch of the ISHIS

Imo State Health Insurance Scheme on course to achieving universal health coverage

Owerri 04 April 2019 – In Imo, indigenes are hopeful…

Stop tobacco use.

Tobacco use ‘snuffs’ out life of over 16,000 annually in Nigeria.

Abuja 31 March 2019 - Abubakar Salau is only 16 years old but…

Group photograph during the launch of the catastrophic cost survey report and UNHLM Roadmap to eliminate TB in Nigeria

Nigeria study confirms that TB is utterly impoverishing for many in the country

Abuja, 25 March 2019- The Nigerian Federal Minister of Health on 25…

TB sensitization

WHO engages over 12,000 community informants fast-track efforts in finding ‘missing TB cases’ in Nigeria

Abuja, 23 March, 2019 - As Nigeria prepares to commemorate World…