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Kenya:
Baby Dies After Second Polio Vaccine in Limuru
The Star, 9 December 2015
A two-week-old baby girl died in Limuru on Monday night after a second polio vaccine in the ongoing nationwide drive. Read more »
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Kenya:
Religious Sect Members Hide Children to Avoid Polio Jab
Nation, 10 December 2015
Members of Kabonokia sect in Tharaka North sub-county hid their children in a bush to avoid polio vaccination. Read more »
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Kenya:
SDA Pastor, Wife Held for Refusing Polio Dose
The Star, 10 December 2015
An SDA pastor in Kilgoris town and his wife were arrested on Tuesday after they refused to allow their three-year-old daughter to be vaccinated against polio. Read more »
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Kenya:
80 Percent Given Polio Drops
The Star, 9 December 2015
More than 80 per cent of the children aged below five in Nairobi have been vaccinated against polio in an exercise that ends today. Read more »
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Kenya:
Fresh Countrywide Polio Immunisation Starts Today
The Star, 5 December 2015
Parents have been urged to take their children for immunisation against polio. Read more »
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Kenya:
300,000 Kids to Get Polio Jab
The Star, 5 December 2015
NAKURU will give 300,000 children the polio vaccine by Wednesday, county Public Health officer Samuel King'ori said yesterday. Read more »
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Kenya:
New Polio Vaccine Targets 1.5 Million Children
The Star, 2 December 2015
The Health ministry is targeting 1.5 million children aged under 14 weeks to receive the new Inactivated Polio Vaccine. Read more »
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Kenya:
New Dates for Polio Vaccine
The Star, 1 December 2015
The Catholic Church might once again be at odds with the government over the polio vaccination. Read more »
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East Africa:
Injectable Anti-Polio Drug to Be Rolled Out Next Month
East African, 21 November 2015
Kenyan children will from next month benefit from an extra dose of injectable inactivated polio vaccine (IPV). Read more »