As part of the PSI project on Building Trade Union Capacity to defend the human rights of IDPs to Quality Public Services in Nigeria, two of the PSI Affiliates in Nigeria, namely; The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) and Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) commemorated this year’s World Humanitarian Day (WHD). As a result, on 19th August 2021, union representatives participated in the National Stakeholders' Conference and on 20th August 2021, the health workers visited the Durumi IDP camp in Abuja for voluntary medical services. Affiliates then launched the IEC materials on access to Covid-19 vaccine in Nigeria.

19th August every year has been set aside by the UN General Assembly to commemorate World Humanitarian Day. The day recognizes all frontline actors who face great danger and adversity while rendering humanitarian services to others.

PSI affiliates participated as critical stakeholders in the planning and execution of this year’s national commemoration, chaired by the Honorable minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouk.

Further to this, PSI affiliates in the health sector mobilized their members who conducted, on 20th August 2021, free voluntary medical services to women and children within the IDP camp. They used the medium to educate the women on the need to get the Covid-19 vaccine and do away with any conspiracy theory. In addition, PSI produced a Covid-19 vaccine awareness creation video, and an audio jingle was launched at a press briefing immediately after the outreach. Comrade Sani Baba, the PSI Regional Secretary for Africa and the Arab region, presented copies of the video and audio jingle to the Nigerian National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and IDPs (NCFMRI) during the event.

During the press conference, comrades also used the platform to advocate for a WTO waiver on Covid-19 products.