Abuja, 22 April 2016 - Nigeria has successfully conducted the ‘switch’ from using trivalent Oral Polio Vaccine (tOPV) to bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine (bOPV) in the routine immunization programme. The switch is pursuant to…
Read moreAbuja, 20 April 2016 - Indications are rife that the immunity gaps identified in 70 local government areas (LGAs) located in 11 southern states of Nigeria will soon be reduced. The optimism follows the implementation of …
Read moreThe Journalists Initiative on Immunization against Polio (JAP) has strengthened collaboration with the WHO Kaduna state office to mobilize the support of religious and traditional leaders as well as other opinion moulder…
Read moreAbuja, 07 April 2016 - Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Babachir David Lawal 2016 has set in motion, the machinery for extensive mass media campaign during a Press conference to create awareness o…
Read moreMaiduguri, 23 March 2016 - The Governors of the three (3) security compromised states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe in the north east zone have reaffirmed their commitment to building resilience towards certification of &nb…
Read moreAbuja, 24 March 2016 - Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate the World Tuberculosis Day on 24 March 2016. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Unite to End TB” in consonance with the global focus to sensi…
Read moreAbuja, 22 March 2016 - In a bid to stem the resurgence of polio virus and stop importation of vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs), Nigeria is coordinating a comprehensive strategy with stakeholders in Cameroon, Nig…
Read moreSokoto, 11 March 2016- With low routine immunization coverage survey data at less than 40% and about 94% of deliveries at home; contributing to high infant and maternal mortality rates, Sokoto State which shares internat…
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