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WHO hands over anti-TB drugs worth 1.7M dollars to Nigeria
In a ceremony held on August 7, 2009, Dr Peter Eriki, the WHO representative in Nigeria, formally handed over a consignment of anti-TB drugs to the Hon. Minister of Health, Prof Babatunde Osotimehin. The drugs, a donation to Nigeria from the Global Drug Facility (GDF) worth $ 1,75 million dollars, will cover the treatment of over 30,000 TB patients, including children.
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Issue 1: Countdown to polio eradication in Nigeria

Countdown to polio eradication in Nigeria
A whole range of activities have been or are being implemented to tackle the current polio outbreak in Nigeria and to finally eradicate the disease. This fortnightly e-newsletter is being produced to provide access to concise information about recent activities undertaken in the fight against polio, upcoming events and the statistics of Wild Polio Virus count in Nigeria.
:: September 2009: Issue 16 [pdf 516kb]
:: Read Issue 15 [pdf 295kb]
:: Read Issue 14 [pdf 469kb]
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:: Read Issue 12 [pdf 397kb]
:: Read Issue 11 [pdf 278kb]
:: Read Issue 10 [pdf 264kb]
:: More information about polio in Nigeria

WHO Country Office Nigeria Annual Report
The year 2007 was another successful one for the health sector in general and for the work of WHO with Government and partners in improving the health of Nigerians. The 51st National Council of Health, held in November 2007 was rightly christened ‘Creating wealth through health’ and Government and partners continue to make efforts to actualize this slogan within the year. This report chronicles some of the efforts and achievements of WHO in supporting the country in 2007 in this regard.
:: View the annual report [pdf 1.85Mb]

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