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Emir of Ringim, Alhaji Sayyadi Abubakar Mahmood

Emirs as catalysts in immunization drive

24 July 2006 - Alhaji Sayyadi Abubakar Mahmood, the 75-year old Emir…

Participants in a town hall meeting discuss immunization in their community.

The Town Hall option - Encouraging community ownership for immunization

In Kaduna State, Town Hall meetings are opening a new frontier for…

Aisha receiving oral polio vaccine at Shanga

Reaching them wherever they are - The boosting childhood immunity approach

27 January 2006 -- Abdullahi Wamzan, a community leader, watched with…

WHO recommends free access for HIV care and treatment

Abuja, 6 December 2005 -- In order to achieve scaling-up universal…

Polio Victims Trust Association members Chairman PHAN Abdu Bako Hashim, left, Secretary PHAN Safiyanu Ado Sharfadi, Chairman PVTA Aminu Ahmed Tudun-Wada, Secretary PVTA Yusuf Umar

Against the odds - Kano cripples take action to fight polio

17 November 2005 - His may be a family of nine with three cripples –…

Mothers on the move - Yobe women making the difference in immunization campaigns

2004 was a period of uncertainty, but at the height of the…

A new direction - An account of how the Borno Izala Group changed course in favor of OPV

Mallam Alifa Liman, a retired health worker, is becoming the anchor…

One law, two voices - Reactions to the Katsina Immunization Law

Hamisu Ahmadu and Ahmadu Sani had no idea of a law making it…

Mike Ajayi

Partnering for the child - The human face of polio

On the sixth attempt, Mike Ajayi, teacher at Ajoke Nursery and…

"Reach every country, district, woman with proven health interventions"

"Reach every country, district, woman with proven health…