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From L to R WR ai, First Lady of Kaduna state Haj. Ummi El Rufai, Dr Abbasi and WHO cluster leads

First Lady of Kaduna States seeks partnership with WHO to combat malnutrition in Kaduna

Abuja, 07 October 2016 - Worried by the increasing malnutrition cases…

Dr Joy Ufere works with Community Resource Persons (CORPS) trainees to identify case of acute respiratory infection in a children’s ward at Maiduguri Specialist hospital

Recently liberated communities in Borno state benefit from Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses

7 October 2016 - The World Health Organization is supporting the…

WHO supports the response to crisis in north-eastern Nigeria

WHO and partners are supporting the Borno State Government to respond…

A team of casual workers offloading emergency medical supplies at State Ministry of Health warehouse

WHO responds to the critical health needs of IDPs in Mafa and Dikwa, Borno State, Nigeria

6 October 2016, Borno, Nigeria – In response to the critical health…

Project committee meets to enhance ability of frontline workers in Nigeria

4 October 2016- The World Health Organization (WHO) is implementing a…

Participants at the polio transition simulation exercise held in Abuja, Nigeria

Nigeria conducts Polio Transition Simulation Exercise

3 October 2016 - Polio transition planning simulation exercise was…

IDP receiving treatment from a health facility supported by Alima in Moguno Local Government Area Alima

Borno State Health Sector Bulletin, 1 September 2016

September 2016 – Health Sector partners are urgently scaling-up the…

Military personnel vaccinating a child with IPV in Monguno IDP camp of Borno State

Surmounting all odds to access children in security compromised areas of Borno State

Maiduguri, 28 September 2016 - In response to the detection of wild…

An infant receiving OPV in Maiduguri, Borno State for the first time

Polio outbreak: Nigeria expands scope to stop further transmission

Abuja, 21 September 2016 - The scope of the second polio outbreak…

Health workers practicing real time reporting during EWARS in Borno

WHO trains health workers on Early Warning and Alert System in Borno State

Maiduguri, 12 September 2016 - The World Health Organization (WHO)…