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NPHCDA CEO during the launch of Community engagement framework

Nigeria consolidates efforts to curtail vaccine hesitancy

Abuja 21 March 2019 – In 2018, insecticide treated nets were…

Rahab (left) with colleagues at a Schistosomiasis training.

Over 2 million Nigerian children receive treatment against parasitic worms

Abuja, 15 March 2019 - “My son had blood in his urine for almost…

Women leading House to house interventions

Nigerian women are penetrating enclaves to reach children and vulnerable populations.

Abuja, 13 March 2019 - “In Northern Nigeria where I work as a nurse…

WHO presenting thermometers for Lassa fever outbreak response to Enugu state

WHO remains mobilized against Lassa fever cases as number of cases go down in affected areas

Abuja, 04 March 2019 – While the number of new Lassa fever cases have…

A little boy suffering from Measles

WHO supports Government to mitigate measles, rubella outbreaks nationwide

Abuja, 28 February 2019 - As Nigeria experiences measles and rubella…

Image: DSNO investigating 1st AFP case detected from inaccessible area of Borno

Community informants yield results in surveillance for suspected polio in hard-to-reach areas

Abuja, 21 February 2019 - Engagement of community informants for…

Dr Clement Peter Lugala addressing the press on World Cancer Day _Image credits_WHO NG

Nigeria's call to action - Time to Eliminate Cervical Cancer in Nigeria

Abuja, 06 February 2019 – As Nigeria joins the world to mark the…

Lassa fever sensitization campaign in a school in Taraba state, Northeast Nigeria.

WHO scales up Lassa fever response in affected states

Abuja, 1 February 2019 - The World Health Organization (WHO) is…

Minister of Budget and National Planning, Minister of Health, Dr Clement Peter (OIC) and other government partners at the launch of the CCSIII document.

President Buhari launches WHO’s Revised Third Generation Country Cooperation Strategy

Abuja, 25 January 2019 – In an historic event held at the…

WHE Emergency Manager, Dr. Collins Owili at a Mubi Cholera Treatment Centre during the outbreak in Adamawa state - June 2018

Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States Declare End of Cholera Outbreaks

Borno, 21 January 2019 - It is safe to say that the cholera…