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WHO Nigeria Deploys Polio Personnel to Combat Meningitis Outbreak In Sokoto

Sokoto, 03 May 2017 - The World Health Organization (WHO) in Nigeria…

Group photo of Presidential Task Force with the Vice President (middle) after the meeting.

Presidential Task Force on Immunization Renews Commitment to Polio Eradication

Abuja, 29 April 2017 - The Vice President, His Excellency Professor…

Sokoto Commissioner for Health (1st right) preparing to vaccinate a child at the flag-off

Meningitis Vaccines Will Protect Over 800,000 Young Persons in Sokoto Says Commissioner

Sokoto, 28 April 2017 - The release of 823,000 doses of meningitis…

Professor Adewole speaking during 2017 WMD

Minister of Health Canvasses All-Inclusive Involvement In The Fight Against Malaria

Abuja, 25 April 2017 - In response to the theme of the 2017 World…

NTLC members at the meeting in Kaduna

Northern Traditional Leaders Rise For Holistic Approach Against Meningitis Outbreak

Kaduna, 11 April 2017 - Northern Traditional Leaders Committee on…

Children queuing for meningitis vaccination

Borno Scales Up Preparedness for Meningitis Outbreak

Maiduguri, 11 April 2017 - Although, Borno has reported 22 suspected…

Dr Alemu administering oral polio vaccine to a child in a Borno IDP camp

Northeast Humanitarian Crises-WHO Reaffirms Commitment to Full Implementation of Emergency Programme

Maiduguri, 10 April 2017 - The World Health Organization (WHO) is …

Governor of Yobe welcoming WR to Yobe Government House in Damaturu

Yobe State Governor Lauds Collaboration with WHO for Decline in Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Damaturu, 10 April 2017 - The Executive Governor of Yobe state,…

Dr Zainul Khan presenting preliminary findings by OBRA in Kaduna WHO/C. Warigon

External Assessment Team Applauds Response To Polio Outbreak in Nigeria.

Kaduna, 04 April, 2017 - The polio Outbreak Response Assessment (OBRA…

Mobile Hard-to-Reach team providing integrated basic primary healthcare services in a Borno community. M Shafiq/WHO

Japan Supports WHO’s Emergency Programme in Northeast Nigeria

Abuja, 31 March 2017 - The Government of Japan recently announced a…