In the African region, although countries have made significant progress to improve the availability and safety of blood, the demand for blood transfusion is increasing. #GiveBlood #WorldBloodDonorDay #blooddonors Share Life bit.ly/2sTRfNd

Today, as WHO Nigeria commemorates #WorldBloodDonorDay2018, I acknowledge that Someone, somewhere needs blood, hence I affirm that I will be there for someone else, #GiveBlood and #ShareLife.

The 2018 African Regional Commission for certification for #Poliomyelitis Eradication (ARCC) meeting opens in Abuja. World Health Organization (WHO) appreciates the #Government of #Nigeria for accepting to host this conference. We look forward to #polio #eradication in #Nigeria & Africa.

Honoured to deliver goodwill message on behalf of #PEI partners at #ARCC2018. Wishing all delegates a fruitful deliberation.

Better health data means better #HealthForAll. The International Classification of Diseases #ICD11 is now available bit.ly/2MBE7EM

#Nigeria🇳🇬 and #Africa on track to eradicating #polio. No wild polio virus case has been reported in the region since August 2016. #VaccinesWork bit.ly/2tkTclk

How much time does it take you to get to the nearest #healthcare facility? #Weneedtoknow Kindly respond and Retweet.

#DYK: 663 million cases of #malaria have been averted in sub-Saharan #Africa since 2001. #EndMalaria bit.ly/2Iskagn

#Nigeria 🇳🇬 fights high maternal mortality through improved quality of care. bit.ly/2lEa9DR

The National #Immunization Plus Days (NIPDs) is ongoing, Please take advantage of the NIPDs in your community and encourage others to do so. Be an #ImmunizationChampion

World Health Organization (WHO) and partners support the Govt of Nigeria in providing medicines for Mass Drug Administration (MDA) to control Neglected Tropical Diseases (#NTDs) in all endemic Local Government Areas. bit.ly/2u3K9pm

As at December 2017, Nigeria accounted for nearly 50% of the global burden of NTDs, with over half of the population at risk of contracting one or more of these diseases. bit.ly/2u3K9pm

2018 Nov. Yellow Fever Preventive Mass Vaccination Campaign Nat’l Microplanning Training of Trainers (ToT) is ongoing in Minna. Participants: SIOs, SCCOs, State Health Educators, NPHCDA SC, NPHCDA ZTO, NPHCDA Zonal Directors from FCT, Borno, Plateau, Sokoto, Kebbi & Niger states.

As part of boosting the immunity of population on the move, vaccination of eligible children with polio vaccine is ongoing at the Mubi cattle market by personnel supported by WHO Nigeria. Fiona Braka Dr Wondi Alemu Charity Warigon Manneh Fadinding

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Yesterday, UNAIDS Global Country Director & I took a working tour to the Nigeria #HIV/AIDS Indicator & Impact Survey (NAIIS) Secretariat in Abuja. Very impressed by the work done so far & mechanism put in place to ensure quality. Txs2 chief of party n staff.

Remember every 40 seconds, someone somewhere in the world, dies by #suicide. Here’s what you can do to help prevent #suicide. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

#Diarrhoea is defined as the passage of three or more loose or liquid stools per day (or more frequent passage than is normal for the individual). Frequent passing of formed stools is not diarrhoea, nor is the passing of loose, "pasty" stools by breastfed babies.

The ERC celebrates Dr Wondi Alemu for his immense and outstanding contribution to #Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization in Nigeria 🇳🇬 as he retires.