23rd March 2012 -- On the occasion of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) in Nigeria donated TB laboratory diagnostic equipment and consumables worth $330,000 to improve TB care in Nigeria. T…
Lire la suiteThe National TB control programme under the Federal Ministry of Health has finally started a nationwide population based national TB prevalence survey. Advocacy, enumeration and data collection has started in three state…
Lire la suiteThough TB control and prevention efforts in Nigeria has progressed relatively well over the almost two decades of the introduction of the DOTS Strategy, it still constitutes a public health challenge. According to the…
Lire la suiteIn this issue: Director of Administration and Finance Visits Nigeria The Lassa Fever Outbreak Polio Eradication an emergency in Nigeria Implementation Research Staff News View/Download the newsletter
Lire la suiteIn December, 2010, WHO announced the official endorsement of the new Xpert molecular technology. Xpert MTB/RIF has been described by many as a revolutionary breakthrough in the fight against TB. Xpert MTB/RIF detects …
Lire la suiteWhat: Opening of a national workshop to sharpen skills in managing Non-Communicable Diseases Who: MoHSS, Permanent Secretary Mr K. Kahuure, MoHSS, Director: PHC Services Ms. M. Nghatanga, WHO Representative, Dr Magda …
Lire la suiteThe Kwara state government and the World Health Organisation in Nigeria are set to work together towards reducing child and maternal mortality rate. This consensus was reached at a recent meeting between Her Excellenc…
Lire la suiteIn a ceremony that took place at the Federal Ministry of Health in Abuja on 15th July 2011, the acting WHO Representative in Nigeria, Dr. David Okello, handed over a Toyota Hilux pick-up 4-WD vehicle to the Honourable Mi…
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