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The permanent secretary of Abia State ministry of health supporting a health worker to vaccinate a 14-week-old baby with IPV

Nigeria accelerates second phase introduction of inactivated polio vaccine into routine immunization schedule.

Enugu, Nigeria 07 July 2015 - As at 01 July 2015, the five states in…
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Child receiving OPV during hard-to-reach mobile session

Yobe State commits to sustaining the hard-to-reach project for underserved communities

Abuja, 24 June 2015 - The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the…
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The WR delivering his opening speech at the WISN workshop

WHO Nigeria embarks on strengthening human resource management; and documentation of polio programme best practices.

Abuja, 22 June 2015 - The World Health Organization (WHO) in Nigeria…
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The Permanent Secretary, FMOH delivering the message at the press briefing

Nigeria commemorates 2015 World Blood Donor Day

Abuja, 15 June 2015 - Nigeria joined the rest of the world in marking…
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Immunization at border settlement of Sokoto state

WHO Nigeria supports synchronization of immunization along international borders.

Abuja, 14 June 2015 - States in the North West of Nigeria comprising…
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WHO personnel on supervision in Hong LGA

WHO targets confined and returning displaced populations with immunization in Adamawa state.

Abuja, 13 June 2015 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has…
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US Ambassador, Mission Director USAID and WHO Country Representative

USAID, WHO, UNFPA and UNICEF sign $10.5 million grant for humanitarian assistance to North Eastern Nigeria

Abuja, 11 June 2015 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has joined…
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Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano immunizing a child during the June 2015 IPDs

New Governors vow to stamp out polio from very high risk states

Kano, Nigeria 09 June 2015 - Newly sworn-in Governors of Kano and…
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A community resource person assessing a sick child in Abia

WHO supports states to implement integrated community case management

Abuja, 01 June 2015-The World Health Organization (WHO), in…
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Dr Pascal Mkanda (right), Dr Abdullahi Sulaiman and Dr Audu Idowu at the quarterly review meeting

Commissioners for Health laud partnership with WHO; concur it profits Nigeria in diverse ways.

Abuja, 25 May 2015- The Commissioners for Health in Imo and Kaduna…
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