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.
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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 »
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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 »
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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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The global Polio Eradication Initiative at the World Health Organisation says Nigeria is not on track to achieve eradication of polio despite the adequate tools and capacity to ... Read more »
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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 ... Read more »