Tag: polio

The number of children reached in central Gaza during the first two days of the campaign launched on Sunday exceeded ...

The global bodies said the stagnation in global immunisation coverage since 2022 and the failure to return to 2019 levels ...

The state government is about to begin the second phase of polio immunisation in the state.

The global health body said as many as 20 million children have been spared disability and are walking today.

According to a statement on its website, the Gates Foundation has contributed nearly $5 billion to the polio eradication initiative.

Malawi recently declared an outbreak of polio after a young child in the country’s capital, Lilongwe, developed the disease.

Nigeria, with its estimated population of over 200 million, relies on imported vaccines to prevent and treat diseases.’

Mr Atiku said if there are severe consequences for parents who refuse to send their children to school, Nigeria would ...

“We have heard that our neighbouring states have encountered this outbreak, if we don’t take proactive actions, we would have ...

According to the WHO data, 60 mass immunisation campaigns are currently postponed in 50 countries, putting around 228 million people ...

Finally, Africa is free of polio, but vigilance is key to sustaining this long-awaited freedom from the dreaded viral contagion ...

Nigeria is now devoid of polio, a viral infection that can cause infantile paralysis.

Nigeria is on its way to be declared polio-free by August.

The door-to-door campaign to vaccinate 800,000 children under the age of five is scheduled to last three days in polio ...

The commission had on Thursday validated the four countries’ documentation that indicate their wild polio-free status.

The officials also speak about the various successes Nigeria has achieved in the health sector in the past few years.

Pakistan reported 144 new cases in 2019, the highest number in half a decade.

Nigeria may get polio-free certification next year if no new case is detected, having reported no new case of wild ...

Some of Nigeria's health indices provide context to how dire the situation is in the country.

The world was declared free of Type 2 wild poliovirus four years ago - and now, WHO has said Type ...

“On the fight against polio you are all aware that Nigeria is the last country in Africa that has had ...

For a country to be certified polio-free, it must have gone two years without reporting a case of polio.

Nigeria remains the only country in Africa yet to interrupt the spread of wild poliovirus.

PREMIUM TIMES analyses how Nigeria fared in 2018 in the surveillance, prevention and management of six diseases.

An official says there were no reports of rejection and non-compliance from parents.