Reports

CONTEXT The continuation of conflict in Northeast Nigeria has created a complex humanitarian crisis, rendering sections of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states as hard-to-reach (H2R) for humanitarian actors, limiting affected people’s access to basic infrastructure and services.…

UNHCR commenced the construction of over 400 housing units for IDPs, returnees, and host community members in Adamawa State, supported by UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and Nigeria Humanitarian Fund. UNHCR and its partners reached more…

Highlights On nutrition, the quarterly Northeast sector target had a secure pipeline of life-saving commodities to approximately 70,000 children. By 31 March 2022, over 72,600 severely malnourished children were treated. In the Northwest, 42,880 of the 49,455…

Girls’ rights international non-governmental organisation, Plan International has called for the provision of free sanitary pads for adolescent girls in Nigeria for better menstrual management. Speaking at a stakeholder dialogue with support from Kimberly-Clark to commemorate this…

Sunday, May 29, 2022 29 May 2022 | Abuja – NCDC Activates Monkeypox Emergency Operations Centre to Strengthen In-country Preparedness and Contribute to the Global Response On 26th May 2022, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention…

Agenda Welcome & Introductions Review of action points from the previous NSC meeting Borno State Nutrition Response Update Maternal Newborn Child Health Week (MNCHW) Updates NE Nigeria Nutrition Response Updates Gender-sensitive Programming for Nutrition AOB

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY • Since September 2017, Nigeria has continued to report sporadic cases of monkeypox (MPX). The monkeypox National Technical Working Group (TWG) has been monitoring cases and strengthening preparedness/response capacity. • A total of 66 suspected cases…

Epidemiological summary • No new case confirmed for week 21. • No death recorded in the reporting period. • Total number of confirmed cases as at end of epi-week 20 stands at 1,635 • One (1) active case receiving care. •…

U.S. Embassy and USAID Activity Highlights/Spotlights USAID Announces Vaccine Surge in Nigeria ● On February 23, USAID Assistant Administrator for Global Health Dr.Atul Gawande announced that the U.S. government is investing $33.3 million from the American Rescue Plan…

NIGERIA'S DAY OF THE CHILD Today is a day schoolchildren in Nigeria look forward to. A day of pomp, pageantry and splendor. Because today is Children's Day. Though not in the mould of carnivals in Latin America, Children's…