Health centres in Nigeria treat severely malnourished children
An estimated 400,000 children in the northeast, Nigeria are currently suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) because of the...
WHO teams assist people in hard-to-reach areas of Nigeria
Medical teams supported by WHO set up mobile clinics in hard to access areas of north-eastern Nigeria. The teams are called...
Millions of children to receive measles vaccine in north-eastern Nigeria
A mass vaccination campaign to protect more than 4 million children (4 766 214) against a measles outbreak in conflict-affected states in...
Full impact of devastated health services in north-eastern Nigeria revealed by World Health Organisa
One third of more than 700 health facilities in Borno State, north-eastern Nigeria, have been completely destroyed, according to a report...
Measles vaccination campaign in Nigeria's Borno State
WHO and health partners helped vaccinate more than 10 000 children against measles in 2 days in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps...
Early warnings on disease outbreaks guide response in Nigeria
World Health Organisation has rapidly expanded and strengthened disease detection and response in support of the Government of Nigeria’s...
World Health Organisation scales up response to humanitarian crisis in Nigeria
A WHO emergency health team arrived 19 August 2016 in Maiduguri city to assess and respond to the health needs of 800 000 people in north...
Government of Nigeria reports 2 wild polio cases, first since July 2014
After more than two years without wild poliovirus in Nigeria, the Government reported today that 2 children have been paralyzed by the...
Nigeria: HIV/Aids - 58,000 Babies Are Born With Virus Annually in Nigeria - UNAIDS
Despite the decline in the HIV/AIDS new infection and deaths, a total of 58,000 babies are born annually with the AIDS virus in Nigeria...