Egypt Launches Polio Vaccination Campaign

The Egyptian government has said it will carry out a polio vaccination drive in Cairo for children under five after the virus was discovered in the city's sewers.

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Egypt: Investigation Continues After Wild Poliovirus Is Detected (interview)

allAfrica.com, 27 January 2013

Nearly eight years after the World Health Organization declared Egypt polio free and two years after the last reported case, wild poliovirus has popped up in the capital, ... read more »

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A child is vaccinated in Nigeria where polio is still endemic.

Egypt: Govt to Target 12.5 Million Children in Polio Campaign

UN Integrated Regional Information Networks, 17 April 2012

Egypt will launch a four-day polio immunization campaign on 21 April targeting 12.5 million children under five, say officials. read more »

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World Can Beat Polio, Says Bill Gates

Polio vaccination in Nigeria is having a dramatic impact, computer software pioneer Bill Gates has told AllAfrica in an interview. Read more »
- Africa: 'Best Chance' to End Polio - Bill Gates Promotes Vaccines and Food Programs to Attack Poverty
- Nigeria: Polio, Cholera in the North

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