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Major stakeholders review MoU on Routine Immunization progress in Borno and Kano states 

Abuja, 31 January 2018 - With a view to improving routine…
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Miriam, a community health worker, diagnoses a sick child and provides treatment medicines/ Photo: WHO/C. Kane

Remote Nigeria communities welcome child health programme

Integrated community case management (iCCM) is a cost-effective…
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Plateau Deputy Governor welcoming WR to the Government House

Plateau State Governor commends WHO’s leadership in Nigeria’s health sector

Jos, 26 January 2018 - His Excellency, Governor Simon Lalong of…
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Nigeria set to vaccinate 25 million people, its biggest yellow fever campaign ever

Nigeria set to vaccinate 25 million people, its biggest yellow fever campaign ever

The Government of Nigeria will launch a mass vaccination campaign to…
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WR during the handing over ceremony of Motorcycles to the Minister of Health, at the Federal Minister of Health

WHO hands over 853 motorcycles to all LGAs in Nigeria for timely reporting of priority diseases.

Abuja, 22 January 2018 -The World Health Organization (WHO) has…
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L-R WR Dr Wondimagegnehu Alemu making a speech during courtesy visit paid to the WHO Nigeria by the NAFDAC DG Professor Moji Christianah Adeyeye (left)

Newly appointed NAFDAC DG seeks to strengthen partnership with WHO Nigeria

Abuja, 11 January, 2018, In an effort to strengthen the longtime…
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Dr. Henry Nwanja facilitating a training of primary health workers on Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) in Maiduguri, Borno state. (Photo credit: WHO/K.Igwebuike).

WHO spearheads provision of mental health services in primary healthcare facilities

Maiduguri, 15 December 2017 - For the first time since insurgency…
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High turnout of beneficiaries marks the 2nd OCV campaign in Borno state. Photo: WHO/CE.Onuekwe

Borno conducts second round of cholera vaccination campaign to contain outbreak

Maiduguri,11 December 2017 - Following the successful implementation…
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Picture showing a girl being vaccinated for yellow fever during the reactive vaccination campaign in Zamfara State, Nigeria

1.4 million vaccines from global stockpile support yellow fever control in Nigeria.

Abuja, 04 December 2017 - Reactive vaccination is continuing in high…
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SGF delivering the speech of His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buahari

Nigeria requires commitment by the 3-tiers of government to avert deaths among untreated 2 million persons living with HIV/AIDs.

Abuja, 29 November 2017 - Nigeria has the second highest burden of…
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