WHO and partners are supporting the Borno State Government to respond to the humanitarian crisis in north-eastern Nigeria, where some 3.7 million people are in urgent need of essential health services. The actual numbers of people requiring life-saving help may be much higher as ongoing insecurity means many areas are still inaccessible.

WHO activities include rapid assessments of existing health facilities, disease early warning surveillance, delivery of essential health services including vaccination and treatment of diseases such as malaria, and the training of community health workers. Over the next 3 months, WHO requires around US$13 million to fund a scale up of these interventions along with other partners.