Strengthening and Utilizing Response Groups for emergencies, the @WHOAFRO@AfricaCDC#AVoHC - #SURGE Flagship Initiative gets to the next level with the donation of 8 utility vehicles to the Federal Capital Territory Administration in Abuja today. This donation is part of @WHO efforts to build and strengthen capacities of first line responders. Coordinated through @NCDCgov in collaboration with the Directorate of Public Health @Fmohnigeria the initiative trained over 300 responders, establishing multidisciplinary response teams capable of being deployed within 24 hours of confirmation of a health emergency. The FCTA have since engaged these teams in responses to a number of outbreaks, including diphtheria outbreak, with FCT being the only constituency to have crashed the outbreak from its source and curtailed its spread. We are grateful to Dr Idris Jide, Director General @NCDCgov for gracing the event. We applaud the leadership of @drdolapofasawe Mandate Secretary Health & Environment FCTA @DrTedros@Chikwe_I@NphcdaNG@nhia_nigeria@UN_Nigeria
World Humanitarian Day is a stark reminder of how fragile humanitarian work is. We stand with all humanitarian workers, civilians and communities affected by injustice and power imbalance and call on all actors to respect humanitarian laws. #Actforhumanity
At the Northeast 13th JOR, @yobegovernor requested @WHO to enhance its response to GBV. With funding from @USAIDSavesLives, @WHONigeria trained 20 participants from 7 CSOs operating across six high-risk LGAs to conduct awareness on GBV integrated with meningitis key messages
@WHONigeria, @BornoGovt & partners commemorate #WHD2024, themed, 'My Health, My Right'. @WHO remains committed to supporting @BornoGovt to sustainably deliver health services to the people, as part of their human rights, & accelerate progress towards #UniversalHealthCoverage.
@WHO with funding from @eu_echo@USAIDSavesLives has deployed 107 Northeast Humanitarian Health Emergency Experts to support @yobegovernor in quickly controlling Meningitis community transmission. Led by Dr @DPekezou and the Northeast Emergency Manager (interim) Dr @kybalamiv
Strategic stop over today in Kano as I join North East Zone, North West Zone and North East Nigeria Humanitarian Emergency Hub colleagues for the much awaited Team Performance Feedback Accelerator Workshop. We are all committed to transformation @WHONigeria
#HappeningNow: @WHO has flagged off its 13th Joint Operations Review (JOR) meeting in Adamawa state. This is aimed at reviewing its BAY states humanitarian response and tactically re-strategize thereby ensuring continuity of access to essential health services in the region
The Borno State Government with support from the @WHO and partners has flagged off a 12-days vaccination campaign on fIPV and nOPV-2. This campaign will be implemented across the 27 LGAs targeting > 2 million children within the age group of 0-59 months.
Thank you, His Royal Highness Abubakar Ibn Umar Garba Al Amin El-Kanemi - The Shehu of Borno for your kinds words of support on @WHO's 75th Anniversary. @WHO appreciates your strong support through the years.
Together, for #HealthForAll.
#WorldHealthDay#WHO75
Sequel to the upcoming commemoration of WHO @75th anniversary celebration, @WHO in collaboration w/ Borno state MoH trains 75 media personalities in Borno state & plans same for 110 participants from Adamawa & Yobe on public health response.
@USAID & @GermanyDiplo
To strategically ensure effective coordination and timely response to disease outbreaks across high-risk LGAs, @WHO, and @OCHANigeria & partners have conducted risk assessment on cholera & epidemic-prone diseases. Thanks to the unflinching support of @UNCERF & NHF
#HappeningNow: Today, @WHONigeria in collaboration with the @Fmohnigeria, BAY states ministries of health, partners & donors, has flagged off the 12th Joint Operations Review (JOR) meeting, with the core objective of reviewing its humanitarian response and aid planning for 2023.
To accelerate the attainment of
universal health coverage in Gombe state, the @WHONigeria Country Rep. @WMulombo honored the invitation of the Executive Governor of Gombe state to commission the first primary healthcare center (Doma) at Jekadafari ward in Gombe LGA.
The @WHONigeria Rep. Dr Walter @WMulombo paid an advocacy visit to HRH Mai Mustapha Umar Mustapha, Emir of Biu LGA, Borno state where he re-emphasized the invaluable role of traditional rulers in ensuring that essential health services reach rural communities.”
#HealthForAll