Katsina State Has Highest Polio Cases in Nigeria

Katsina state still has the highest cases of polio infection in Nigeria, says Dr Mustapha Mahmud, Head of the Immunisation Unit of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency.

Polio

  • Nigeria:   19 Emirs Meet in Katsina On Polio

    Daily Trust, 1 October 2012

    Nineteen emirs and chiefs under the auspices of Northern Traditional Rulers Committee on polio eradication Saturday converged on Katsina State to evolve measures of eradicating the… Read more »

  • Nigeria:   Polo is Growing in Nigeria - Ogboru

    Leadership, 29 September 2012

    The President of the Nigeria Polo Federation Francis Ogboru has said that the game of Polo is growing in the country. The game witnessed a massive turnout in the just concluded… Read more »

  • Nigeria:   The Resurgence of Polio

    Leadership, 29 September 2012

    Nigeria has consistently remained in the bad books of the civilised world following her failure to eliminate the dreaded polio disease, despite the support from the World Health… Read more »

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