WHO and health partners helped vaccinate more than 10 000 children against measles in 2 days in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in the conflict-affected Borno State. Since 6 June 2016, health clinics in IDP camps in Borno State have seen increasing numbers of measles cases. From early September until […]
More hard-to-reach local government areas of Borno State benefit from integrated health service
Maiduguri, 08 November, 2016 – The World Health Organization (WHO) and Borno state Ministry of Health are scaling-up Hard-to-Reach programme (HTR) with training of 36 health workers as part of teams to serve people in prioritized difficult to access areas in six local government areas (LGAs) in Borno State health […]
WHO donates emergency medical supplies for the response in Borno State, Nigeria
WHO has donated lifesaving medical supplies to three health sector partners responding to the emergency health needs of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Borno State, Nigeria. Two full Interagency Emergency Health Kits (IEHK) with enough medicines and supplies to provide essential care for 20 000 people for 3 months were […]
