Tag: polio

Nigeria hopes to attain polio-free certification by the end of 2019.

“We are collecting all the used viles in order to curb diversion of vaccines in the local government."

Recent studies on routine immunisation show the increase between 2016 and early 2018, says the agency

The agency says the country has gone over 24 months with very strong surveillance without a case of wild polio ...

Samples were collected from various locations on a monthly basis.

The agency said it received enough Oral Polio Vaccines (OPVs) which led to the successful immunisation of the targeted children.

Polio virus could be rapidly transferred and the only preventable way was vaccination, the official said.

Polio remains a threat in Nigeria as over 100,000 child are yet to be immunised

The Boko Haram insurgency has made some areas inaccessible for immunisation covera

An official explains the reason for the stipends.

The second round of polio campaign will commence simultaneously across the 27 local government areas of the state on April ...

A Japanese delegation was also received in Abuja.

The agreement is the ninth of such financial agreements for polio eradication in Nigeria by Germany.

Nigeria is expected to be certified polio-free in 2019.

Today is World Hepatitis Day

Governor Tambuwal commends sultan and development partners for efforts to eradicate polio and other diseases.

“The problem we have in the north-east has exacerbated the situation and made it more difficult to eradicate.”

The largest donation of $75 million was from Canada.

Over 1,000 people have died in the past six months from meningitis the government had been warned about.

Savage administered vaccine to children in Lagos in late April.

The exercise targets every child across Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and the Central African Republic for immunization

The exercise is one of the largest simultaneous immunisations ever conducted in the African continent.

"We are going to kick polio out, and we are actively vaccinating and doing surveillance."

The move is was to ensure accountability and transparency in the management of the funds released.

Reports sparked fear of an outbreak about two years after the virus was eradicated in Nigeria.