Bill Gates, the co-founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has said Nigeria is one of the countries where polio is most difficult to eradicate in the world - but stated that ... Read more »
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has called on the army to support its campaign against polio in the Northeast. Read more »
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has agreed to help repay Japan U.S.$76 million obtained to battle polio. Read more »
As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark the Polio Day, there is renewed hope that the transmission of the virus could be halted by the end of this year. According to the ... Read more »
Nigeria and Germany have signed a €10 million aid agreement to eradicate polio in Nigeria. The agreement was signed in Abuja between Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey ... Read more »
Routine childhood immunisation saves millions of lives globally every year, data from the World Health Organisation shows. But an estimated 19,4 million infants worldwide are still ... Read more »
The award-winning singer Tiwa Savage has joined the rotary cause with the aim of completely eradicating polio in the world. Read more »
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has said that the money was spent on health, education and improving the lives of the poor. Read more »
Bill and Melinda Gates have released their annual letter, and this time it is addressed to their "dear friend" Warren Buffett, who donated most of his fortune to the Gates ... Read more »
Two other polio cases were reported in August. Read more »
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