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Permanent secretary (5th right) with members of NMTCC

State governments garner support for 2017-18 Measles vaccination campaign.

Benin, 31 August 2017-In an effort to reduce the unacceptably high measles disease incidence in Nigeria, the government with support from partn

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The ED cutting the tape to formally receive the equipment for NERICC

WHO provides unprecedented support to Nigeria’s Coordination Center to close perennial routine immunization gaps

Abuja, 31 August 2017-The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated equipment to the National Emergency Routine Immunization Coordination Cen

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Group photo of facilitators and participants

WHO Regional Office for Africa trains countries on KPI integration

Gaborone, Botswana - 31 August 2017: As part of the on-going implementation of the Regional Transformation Agenda, AFRO has trained designated staff from t

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African Health Ministers commit to attain universal health coverage

African health ministers meeting in Zimbabwe for the 67th Session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee have adopted a range of actions intended to strengthen health systems in countries and eventually lead to Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
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Experts from different sectors of government and development partners that attended the meeting

Ministry of Health and partners gear up to control and eliminate Schistosomiasis in Uganda

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1. Internally Displaced Persons cueing up for water at Muna IDPs camp. Photocredit: WHO/CE.Onuekwe

WHO and partners supporting health authorities rapidly respond to Cholera outbreak in North-Eastern Nigeria

Maiduguri, 29 August, 2017 - 

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Dr Bakhit Mawien, Director General Wau Teaching Hospital donating blood. He said, We can live without one arm or one eye but cannot live without blood

The Government of Japan and the World Health Organization support the Ministry of Health to boost Regional Blood Transfusion Services in South Sudan

Juba, 28 August 2017 – The Ministry of Health with support from the Government of Japan and the World Health Organization has expanded safe blood transfusion se

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From L – R, IPPC Chairman Mr Michael McGovern, WHO Country Representative Dr Wondimagegnehu Alemu, National Polio Plus Chairman Dr Tunji Funso and Rotary International Polio Plus Director Carol Pandak

Over a billion US dollars spent on Polio Eradication - Chairman International Polio Plus Committee

Abuja, 23 August, 2017

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