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Bulletin #17, 5 February 2017

Borno Health Sector Bulletin #17, 5 February 2017

  • The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, strongly condemns January 31st 2017¡¦ deadly attack against a United Nations Technical Monitoring Team that was conducting a field mission along the border of Nigeria and Cameroon in the vicinity of Hosere Jongbi, near Kontcha, Cameroon, as part of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission (CNMC) mandate.
  • The mass measles vaccination campaign has concluded across Borno State; of total 2,915,712 children have been vaccinated out of the targeted 3,113,620 children of age group 6 months to 10 years in 25 LGAs with 94% coverage.
  • UNICEF supported the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (SPHCDA) to reopen the MCH clinic in Damasak in Mobbar LGA, Borno State, after being inaccessible for over 3 years.
  • The Borno State health authorities under the chair of SPHCDA CDC have activated the cholera preparedness working group with key MOH agencies and health and WASH sectors partners.