Nigeria: Polio Eradication a 'National Emergency'

As of July 10, 2012, Nigeria has recorded 49 new cases of wild poliovirus in 10 states compared to 25 cases during the same period in 2011. This increase has prompted the government to declare polio eradication a national emergency.

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  • Nigeria:  Country Declares 'War' Against Polio

    United Nations Children's Fund, 13 July 2012

    Kano State, northern Nigeria, is one of the highest risk states in the country, where more than one-third of all children still remain under-immunized. Along with other high-risk ... read more »

Photo: Unicef Nigeria

Binta, a Volunteer Community Mobilizer, has convinced Sabiu to get his children immunized against polio.



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