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Dr Pascal Mkanda presenting 34th ERC preliminary findingd and recommendations

Polio eradication: Experts say Nigeria not ‘out of the woods yet’.

Abuja, 20 September 2017-The 34th session of the Expert Review…

Head of Service, vaccinating a child with oral cholera vaccine at Muna IDPs camp in Borno state.

Borno applauds WHO's response to cholera outbreak.

Maiduguri, 19 September 2017 - As the cholera vaccination campaign…

WR (middle) with facilitators, KPI coordinators and focal persons from Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Liberia and Nigeria

WHO scales-up accountability processes as workshop on Key Performance Indicators integration opens in Abuja

Abuja, 14 September 2017-In a bid to fast-track attainment of World…

L-R Dr Fiona Braka of WHO, Dr Alemu and Dr Shuib at the Press briefing in Abuja

Nigeria collaborates with journalists on high quality measles vaccination campaign.

Abuja, 12 September 2017-As part of preparations towards a high…

Dr Alemu during field visit to access humanitarian response in Borno state

One year into emergency response, WHO evaluates operations in Northeastern Nigeria.

One year after the internal declaration of Grade 3 emergency on the…

Mobile health team sensitizing family members on cholera prevention methods. Photocredit: WHO/CE.Onuekwe

WHO Intensifies Efforts to Contain Cholera Outbreak in Borno State

Maiduguri, 08 September 2017-With more than 1000 suspected and…

LLINs distribution in Osun state

Osun State distributes over two million Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets for malaria control.

Osogbo, 08 September 2017-To protect over four million people living…

Submerged houses in Achusa settlement of Makurdi

WHO deploys Polio personnel to forestall disease outbreaks in Benue state communities affected by floods.

Makurdi, 07 September 2017 - “Sunday the 27 of August is not a day I…

The ED cutting the tape to formally receive the equipment for NERICC

WHO provides unprecedented support to Nigeria’s Coordination Center to close perennial routine immunization gaps

Abuja, 31 August 2017-The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated…

Permanent secretary (5th right) with members of NMTCC

State governments garner support for 2017-18 Measles vaccination campaign.

Benin, 31 August 2017-In an effort to reduce the unacceptably high…