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Nigeria: No Letting Up Fight to End Polio
Independent (Lagos), 20 November 2014
At a time the Ebola virus is fast spreading to other climes, with a recent case detected in Texas, it is apparent that Ebola is now a global disease. With over 4000 deaths recorded… Read more »
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Nigeria: Overcoming Obstacles to Eradicate Polio - Philanthro-Capitalist Sir Emeka Offor Leads the Way
Sir Emeka Offor Foundation, 30 October 2014
Africans in their unique cultural tradition are endowed with rich social capital. Therefore, the welfare of each child in any community is inherently the responsibility of all,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Mustering Final Strength to Extinguish Polio Flame Globally
Guardian, 24 October 2014
THE pain is physically excruciating and psychologically traumatic. Limitations to free, unaided movement are better imagined than experienced. It afflicts the victims without… Read more »
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Nigeria: Sir Emeka Offor Foundation and Rotary International Commemorate World Polio Day
Sir Emeka Offor Foundation, 23 October 2014
Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease, which mainly affects young children. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the faecal-oral… Read more »
Ebola Success Built on Polio Campaign - Push to End Polio Grows
When Ebola showed up in Lagos in July, Nigeria used the network created to eliminate polio to track down contacts and contain the virus. On the occasion on World Polio Day 2014, there are renewed calls to intensify efforts to eradicate polio. 'We are this close to eliminating polio' is the theme of this year's appeal from Rotary International and Rotary's international polio ambassador, Nigerian business leader Sir Emeka Offor, a leading contributor to the polio fight through the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation and Rotary International.
World Polio Day at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Auditorium - Sir Emeka Offor and supporters.
Sir Emeka Offor with former U.S. Ambassador Howard Jeter and other supporters rally to intensify fight against polio in Nigeria.
'We are this close to eliminating Polio' - Sir Emeka Offor Foundation and Rotary International Commemorate World Polio Day.
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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 »
Documents
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1 December 2013
Nigeria Polio Eradication Emergency Plan 2014
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- Nigeria National Primary Health Care Development Agency
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The Nigeria's Presidential Task Force on Polio Eradication (PTFoPE) continued to oversee the implementation of the 2014 National Polio Eradication ... see more »
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Nigeria and other African countries are answering the World Health Organisation's call for the immunisation of children. Read more »
