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Health – FOMBINA FM YOLA
May 14, 2025
Vunoklang, Hayin Gada, Off Mubi Road, jimeta - Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria
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Gombe, UNICEF Push Back Polio in Akko as Compliance Improves Amid Challenges

By Muhammad Jamil Abubakar   The recent April round of the Polio Vaccination Campaign in Gombe State, which coincided with the National Immunization Plus Days, has recorded notable success despite initial setbacks in areas like Garko Ward in Akko Local Government Area.   The campaign, a collaboration between the Gombe State Government and UNICEF, is […]

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Parents Endorse Vaccines as Adamawa Flags Off Polio Immunization Drive

By: Aisha Mohammed A cross-section of parents in Adamawa State have affirmed that vaccines are instrumental in significantly reducing under-five mortality rates from vaccine-preventable diseases. This comes as the Adamawa State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF Bauchi Field Office, flagged off the Polio Vaccination Campaign targeting over 1.4 million children […]

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Adamawa, UNICEF to vaccinate over one point four million under five, targets high risk areas in the state.

By: Aisha Mohammed   Adamawa State Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF Bauchi Field Office are set to vaccinate over 1.4 million children under the age of five against polio. The vaccination campaign will require about 1,443,300 doses of the polio vaccine, targeting high-risk areas across the state. The Bauchi UNICEF Chief of […]

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Gombe, UNICEF Flags Off 2025 Polio Immunization Campaign, Targets Hard-to-Reach Children

By Muhammad Jamil Abubakar     The Gombe State Government, in partnership with UNICEF and other development agencies, have officially launched the 2025 round of the National Immunization Plus Days (NIPDs) campaign, aimed at eradicating polio and strengthening public health systems across the state.   The campaign was flagged off at a well-attended ceremony held […]

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UNICEF, Gombe State Partner to Establish Sexual Abuse Reference Centre

By Muhammad Jamil Abubakar   The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is collaborating with the Gombe State Government to establish a Sexual Abuse Reference Centre (SARC) at the Gombe State Specialist Hospital, aimed at strengthening the state’s response to sexual and gender-based violence (GBV) and child protection cases. Speaking during an inspection of the facility, […]

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Polio Campaign: UNICEF Urges Parents and Caregivers to Vaccinate Their Children Against Polio

  By: Aisha Mohammed Health Officer at the UNICEF Bauchi Field Office, Oluseyi Olosunde, says the involvement of parents, caregivers, and stakeholders has been identified as a strategic approach to addressing myths affecting the uptake of vaccines for children under five in Northern Nigeria. He made this assertion during a press briefing ahead of the […]

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Adamawa State intensifies campaign against polio and measles.

By: Abubakar Ibrahim   Children under 5 years of age have been identified as the most vulnerable group in society who, without proper healthcare and vaccination, are at risk of losing their lives.   This was part of the message delivered during a pre-campaign awareness meeting organized by the Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Management Agency, […]

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First Lady of Nigeria laments death of 15,000 children caused by HIV related ailments.

By Akanta Hannah     Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, says it is unacceptable to lose over 15,000 children in Nigeria within the ages of Zero to Fourteen years to HIV related ailment in the past two years. Senator Oluremi disclosed this at the flag off of the Organisation of African First Ladies For […]

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Adamawa Health Ministry Reaffirms Commitment to Safe Motherhood, Family Planning

      By: Gloria Abutu   In commemoration of this year’s Safe Motherhood Day, the Permanent Secretary of the Adamawa State Ministry of Health and Human Services, Mr. Zirra Mathias Bubanani, has called for renewed commitment from all stakeholders to promote maternal health, family planning, and reproductive health services across the state. Speaking during […]

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UNICEF Raises Alarm Over 53,000 Unimmunized Children in Gombe Ahead of April Polio Campaign

By Muhammad Jamil Abubakar   As Nigeria pushes to eradicate polio by the end of 2025, UNICEF has raised serious concerns over the high number of unimmunized children in Gombe State, urging immediate and coordinated action ahead of the April 2025 polio immunization campaign.   Dr. Nuzhat Rafique, Chief of Field Office, UNICEF Bauchi, emphasized […]

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