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Cross River to vaccinate 900,000 children against poliomyelitis
“We have heard that our neighbouring states have encountered this outbreak, if we don’t take proactive actions, we would have ...
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Africa’s polio-free status, COVID-19 cases dominate health stories last week
Nigeria was declared free of the polio virus on Tuesday as the world continues to battle the coronavirus.
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How Nigeria eliminated wild polio virus – Buhari
President Buhari spoke at the formal certification of the Wild Polio Virus eradication in the African region.
Major health stories in the news last week
A major milestone for medicine and humanity was recorded following the successful eradication of smallpox and wild poliovirus type 2.
Kano council dismisses 23 polio workers for negligence
The dismissed included five supervisors. The Nassarawa Local Government of Kano State on Monday said it dismissed 23 polio immunization ad hoc workers for negligence of duty during ...
25 cases of wild polio virus recorded in Northern Nigeria in 2013 – WHO
Borno had the highest number of 10 cases. No fewer than 25 children have been inflicted with the wild polio ...
