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The WR, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo opening the 3-day Review Meeting with government functionaries, Health Emergency Experts and WHO personnel in Maiduguri, Borno State Phot_WHO Nigeria.jpg

Health Experts Conduct 9th Review of WHO Emergency Response in the North-east Nigeria

Maiduguri, 30 October, 2020 - Since declaration of an internal grade…
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WHO and Ogun State Port Health Service staff address officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps on COVID-19 safety measures at the Idiroko border area in Ogun State. They also hand out protective materials including sanitisers and face masks/ WHO Nigeria

Shoring up COVID-19 prevention in Nigeria’s border states

Lagos, 27 October, 2020 - Border security officers in Nigeria already…
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COVID-19 pandemic heightens the importance of handwashing with soap 

Abuja, 23 October, 2020 - With people advised to observe physical…
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Eligible child being vaccinated

Nigerian states keep pressure on vaccine-derived polio

Abuja, 23 October, 2020 - On 25 August 2020, health workers and…
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Bauchi rural women accept child spacing with WHO support

Bauchi, October 19, 2020- “Even though I knew my body needed rest…
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Improving access to quality maternal health services at primary level of care in Cross River State

Cross River, October 19, 2020- “I used to deliver all my children at…
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Anambra State Government receiving 265,000 face masks from WHO for YF vaccination teams

Press Release: Nigeria resumes Yellow fever vaccination with safety measures necessary for the COVID-19 context

Abuja, 15 October 2020 – While combatting multiple public health…
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Women, children, adolescents’ health takes centre stage as government launches new RMNCAEH+N platform

Abuja, 13 October, 2020 - In a bid to improve the well-being of women…
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The fight against polio vaccines misconception in Northern Nigeria- Professor Umaru Shehu narrates

Abuja, 2 October, 2020 - Today Nigeria is polio-free but the country’…
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WHO Country Representative, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo giving remarks to mark the UN International Day of Older Person in Abuja.jpg

Stakeholders in Nigeria call for urgent medical attention for older persons for their vulnerability to COVID-19 pandemic

Abuja, 2 October, 2020 - To commemorate the 2020 UN International Day…
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