InFocus: Polio
A partnership between The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as well as the Federal and Kano state governments, Dangote Group could see the eradication of polio in Kano State. This ... Read more »
Opposition to immunisation in polio-endemic countries is one of the final hurdles to eradicating the disease, a conference has heard. Read more »
Top Headlines
- Nigeria: Niger State Immunises 2.7 Million Children Against Polio (Leadership)
- Nigeria: Dangote - My Commitment to Eradicate Polio Is Irreversible (This Day)
- Nigeria: Dangote, Bill Gates to Kick Out Polio in Kano in Three Years (Vanguard)
- Nigeria: Dangote, Gates Foundation Set Three Years to Kick Out Polio in Kano (Leadership)
- Nigeria: Dangote, Gates Foundations Supports Kano On Routine Immunisation (This Day)
- Nigeria: FG, Kano Govt, Dangote, Bill Gates Sign Agreement On Polio (Daily Trust)
- Nigeria: Polio - Ondo LGs to Donate N500,000 (Daily Trust)
- Nigeria: Kano Partners Dangote, Bill Gates Foundations On Polio (This Day)
- Nigeria: Northern Governors' Wives to Launch Polio Eradication Campaign (Daily Trust)
- Angola: Health Minister Urges Africans to Eradicate Polio (ANGOP)
- Africa: Eradication of Polio Helps Meet Strategic Goals - Report (ANGOP)
- Nigeria: Polio - Borno to Immunize One Million Children (Daily Trust)
- Uganda: Over Two Million Ugandan Children Vaccinated Against Polio (Independent)
- Nigeria: Polio - Bauchi Threatens Health Workers (This Day)
- Nigeria: Minister - Poor Mobilisation Responsible for Polio Eradication (This Day)
- Nigeria: Emir Advocates Continuous Immunisation to Check Polio (Leadership)
- Africa: Fear of Vaccination 'Last Hurdle' in Polio Eradication (SciDev.Net)
- Nigeria: Katsina Emir Supports Polio Eradication (Daily Trust)
- Africa: Polio Cases Rise in Nigeria, Drop Worldwide in 2012 (ASTMH)
- Nigeria: Polio Spread Worries FG (Leadership)
- Somalia: Thousands of Children Run Risk of Polio (IRIN)
- South Sudan: Polio-Immunisation Campaign Kicks Off in Jonglei (Sudan Tribune)
- Nigeria: Polio - Offor Donates U.S$250,000 to Rotary (This Day)
- Kenya: Children Who Have Previously Been Vaccinated Also Targeted (The Star)
- Nigeria: Jigawa Immunizes I.4 Million Children Against Polio (Daily Trust)
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