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Nigeria:
Two New Wild Polio Cases Found in Sokoto
Daily Trust, 25 April 2012
Sokoto State has recorded two new cases of the wild polio virus Type 1 and the cases were recorded at Helele and Waziri B areas of Sokoto North local government area where two… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Wild Polio Virus Re-Appears in Niger State
Leadership, 24 April 2012
The Niger State Commissioner for Health, Dr Ibrahim Sule, on Tuesday announced the discovery of one wild polio virus in the state after three years of virus-free status. Read more »
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Nigeria:
FG Kicks Out Polio Workers
Daily Trust, 23 April 2012
Forty independent monitors have been kicked out of immunisation programme run by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency for failing to meet targets, Minister of State… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Etisalat, ESRI Partner On Polio Monitoring APP
Daily Trust, 23 April 2012
Etisalat has announced its partnership with the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) to deploy android based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications for the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Polio - 40 Monitors Fired for Negligence
Daily Trust, 20 April 2012
At least 40 monitors hired to collect real-time data monitoring progress in vaccinating millions of children against polio have been sacked for negligence. Read more »
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Africa:
Countries Team Up Against Polio
Daily Trust, 20 April 2012
African countries will on Monday kick-start a move to unite against polio in order to help save the lives of millions of African children who die annually from childhood diseases… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Polio Claims One Million Children Annually - Anyim
Vanguard, 17 April 2012
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, yesterday said over 1 million children have lost their lives due to refusal by some parents to have… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Polio - Routine Immunisation Must Be Updated
Daily Trust, 17 April 2012
To tackle the transmission of Wild Polio Virus (WPV), routine immunization officers in Kaduna have said that Routine Immunization (RI) must be updated and surveillance improved if… Read more »