July 30
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Insecurity - Nigeria Extends Polio Eradication Target
Leadership
Indications have emerged that Nigeria's target of eradicating polio this year may have been shifted to next year due to insecurity in the country. Read more »
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Bauchi Records Two New Polio Cases
Daily Trust
The polio control team in Bauchi State on Sunday reported two new cases of polio outbreak in Bauchi and Toro Local Government Areas of the state. Read more »
July 25
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Polio Vaccination Campaign Commences in Puntland
Garowe Online
Puntland Ministry of Health has officially launched a five day vaccination campaign for polio eradication on Thursday, Garowe Online reports. Read more »
July 23
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Polio Outbreak Kills 11 People in Hiraan Region
Garowe Online
A polio outbreak in Somalia has claimed at killed at least 11 lives in Hiraan region of south central Somalia, Garowe Online reports. Read more »
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Kelechi, 29, Paralysed By Polio At One, Seeks N15 Million to Walk Again [interview]
Vanguard
A Polio attack in infancy has confined Kelechi Uhegwu to a life wheelchairs and crutches. An otherwise simple action of standing and walking is for her, a daily ordeal as she can... Read more »
July 21
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Puntland Ministry of Health to Launch Campaign Combating Polio Spread
Garowe Online
Puntland Ministry of Health has announced that it will launch a new campaign halting polio spread in the coming days on Sunday, Garowe Online reports. Read more »
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Polio Outbreak in Somalia Worsens
Sabahi
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative has recorded 20 new cases of polio in Somalia in the last week, the United States' National Public Radio reported Saturday (July 20th). Read more »
July 12
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The Star
About 32,000 children in Teso South were given vaccines during an anti-polio campaign that ended on Wednesday. The four-day event vaccinated 13, 756 children below five years in... Read more »
July 10
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'No New Polio Case in Zamfara'
Daily Trust
Since last year, Zamfara State has not recorded any new case of poliomyelitis, wife of the state governor, Hajiya Asmau Abdulaziz Yari, has said. Read more »
July 09
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Polio - Dangote Rewards Immunised Families
Daily Trust
President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has initiated a reward system that would encourage folks in rural areas to take part in the routine immunization programme, as part of... Read more »
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The Star
The ongoing polio campaign has received positive feedback across the country.Head of disease surveillance and response Ian Njeru says the campaign which ends tomorrow, will... Read more »
July 08
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30,000 Children Targeted in Polio Jab Campaign
The Star
THE government aims to immunize at least 30,100 children in Bondo district during the five-day polio vaccination which begins today. Read more »
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'Polio Immunisation Begins in Motor Parks Soon'
Leadership
The Executive Secretary, FCT Primary Health Care Board, Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, says the board will soon commence polio immunisation in major motor parks in the territory. Read more »
July 06
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FCT Primary Health Board Urges Dakwa Community to Accept Polio Immunisation
Premium Times
The Executive Secretary, FCT Primary Health Care Development Board, Rilwanu Mohammed, has urged the people of Dakwa Community in Bwari Area Council, to allow their children to be... Read more »
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Polio - Kaduna Govt Goes Hunting for Missing Kids
Daily Trust
Kaduna State government is hunting, discovering and administering polio vaccine on children in the state, who skipped the last routine exercise in southern Kaduna, in an effort to... Read more »
July 03
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Polio and Measles Campaign a Success in Gauteng [press release]
SA Govt
The Gauteng health department immunised most children during the first round of measles and polio campaign which ran from April 29 to May 17. The province exceeded the target of... Read more »
July 02
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'LG Chairmen to Blame for New Polio Cases'
Daily Trust
The Independent Monitoring Board of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative has asked the federal government to hold all local government chairmen responsible for new polio cases... Read more »
July 01
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Rotary Seeks Greater Cooperation On Polio
Vanguard
By the time the just concluded 2013 Rotary International Convention held in Lisbon, Portugal, was getting to a close last week, leaders of the global fight to eradicate the disease... Read more »
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