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Nigeria: Dangote Queries Polio Fund Management
Daily Trust, 3 July 2014
President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, yesterday queried the management of some funds meant for polio eradication in Kano State, saying health institutions had… Read more »
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Nigeria: Kano Records Another Polio Case
Daily Trust, 27 June 2014
A new polio case has been reported in Sumaila Local Government Area of Kano State, the state Commissioner of Health, Dr Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, has said. Read more »
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Nigeria: Why Bauchi Is Partnering With Dangote, Bill Gates to Eradicate Polio - Yuguda
Daily Trust, 1 July 2014
The Bauchi State Government, Dangote Foundation, USAID, and Bill and Malinda Gates recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding on polio eradication and other child killer… Read more »
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Nigeria: Bauchi Battles Polio With Bill Gates, Dangote
Daily Trust, 25 June 2014
The Bauchi State government has signed a Memorandum of Under-standing (MOU) on a quadripartite agreement to strengthen routine immunization with the Bill Gates Foundation, the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Polio Virus Discovered in Kano
This Day, 23 June 2014
The Kano State Government has again discovered new polio virus in Sumaila Local Government Area of the state. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Sees Third Polio Case in a Year
Daily Trust, 14 May 2014
A new case of poliomyelitis has been confirmed in Nigeria, says the National Primary Health Care Development Agency. Read more »
New Polio Case Spurs Nigeria Action
The third wild polio virus case announced 23rd June by the Kano State Government has prompted calls for intensified eradication efforts. This monrh, Aliko Dangote told Kano Governor Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso and Bill & Medlinda Foundation co-chair Bill Gates that the Dangote Foundation will build 11 health centres across Kano to support immunization and polio eradication, despite security challenges. The three wild polio cases this year are down from 13 Kano cases in 2013, according to the U.S. Centres for Disease Control.. Dangote, Gates and USAID have also stepped up polio erdication, along with efforts to combat malaria and measles and reduce child and maternal mortality in Bauchi State.
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Nigeria: Nigeria Gets U.S.$85 Million Loan From Japanese Government to Eradicate Polio
Independent (Lagos), 26 May 2014
The Federal Government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Japanese Government for $85 million dollars (N1.38 billion) loan to facilitate polio… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Winning War Against Polio - Report
Premium Times, 27 March 2014
A report released by the Global Polio Eradication Initiatives on Thursday in Lagos said Nigeria was winning the war against polio. Read more »
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Africa: Global Star Angélique Kidjo Champions Rotary's Efforts In New Song
Rotary, 4 March 2014
In her new album, "Eve," Grammy award winner Angélique Kidjo honors the women in Africa, and pays tribute to Rotary's work to end polio worldwide. Read more »
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Nigerian business leader and philanthropist Sir Emeka Offor discusses his leadership in contributing to polio eradication. Offor, who is executive vice chair of the Chrome Group, ... Read more »
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3 April 2014
Nigeria Must Address Lack of Trust to Beat Polio
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A swath of territory from India to Indonesia has been declared free of polio, the crippling and sometimes fatal disease. As for today, only 3 ... see more »
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Funke Akindele has joined the growing list of public figures and celebrities participating in Rotary's public awareness campaign for polio eradication in the world. Read more »
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A partnership between the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as well as the Federal and Kano state governments, Dangote Group could see the eradication of polio in Kano State. This ... Read more »
