Nigeria: 'WHO Greatly Concerned About Nigeria's Failure to Avoid Polio New Cases'

21 August 2016

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Sunday it was concerned about the outbreak of new cases of polio in Nigeria, noting that it in no way undermined the country's tremendous work toward meeting its target of eradicating the virus completely.

Speaking at the 66th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, WHO Director General, Dr Margaret Chan, expressed great concern over Nigeria's failure to end polio next year.

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