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WHO staff treating a case at a temporary isolation camp in Maiduguri

Cholera Outbreak - Borno State Commissioner for Health applauds WHO for coordinating early response

Maiduguri, 24 September, 2015 - The Borno State Commissioner for…

Chief (Mrs) Yetunde Onanuga (left) and Dr Mejebi Philips

Deputy Governor becomes Disease Surveillance Ambassador in South-West Nigeria

Abeokuta, Ogun 22 September, 2015 - The Ogun state Deputy Governor…

Down to zero – Nigeria on the path to polio eradication

Abuja, 11 September 2015 - There’s starting to be a breath of fresh…

Assisted by the Executive Director of the NPHCDA Dr Ado Muhammad, UN Secretary General administers oral polio vaccine to a child in a WHO supported health facility

UN Secretary-General commends immunization efforts in Nigeria

On Monday the 24th of August 2015, the United Nations Secretary-…

Participants at the Midterm review meeting of INSPIRE project

Promising results from INSPIRE Project, a Midterm Review Findings reveal

Abuja, 02 September 2015: A midterm review to assess the performance…

Dr Mkanda receiving neem seedling from one of the PHC directors

Kaduna State Government and WHO launch polio-free legacy tree planting campaign

Abuja, 03 August 2015 - The Kaduna State Government and the World…

Mr Awute handing over WHO scholarship to one of the benefiting tutors

WHO Nigeria hands over learning equipment and presents scholarship awards

Abuja, 31 July 2015 - The World Health Organization (WHO), through…

Mr Awute (first right), Dr Yakubu Gowon and Dr Mpazanje

Nigeria commemorates World Hepatitis Day for the first time.

Abuja, 31 July 2015 - Nigeria has joined the rest of the world to…

Governor Nasir El Rufai (middle) with WHO Kaduna state team

Kaduna State Governor pledges to continue support for immunization activities

Kaduna, Nigeria, 17 July 2015 - The Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam…

Mr Linus Awute and Rui Gama Vaz with copies of the CCSlll

WHO Nigeria launches third generation Country Cooperative Strategy.

Abuja, 08 July 2015 - The third generation of World Health…