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Africa: A Polio-Free World Is in Sight - What's Needed to Wipe Out the Last 1 Percent
The Conversation Africa, 13 August 2015
The next three years are crucial in the global fight to eradicate the last 1% of polio cases and contain the virus across the world. But it will only become a reality with a… Read more »
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Africa: Africa Moves a Step Closer to Polio Eradication, but More Work to Be Done - UN
UN News, 12 August 2015
Africa has made great strides towards eradicating polio but the job remains to be finished through strengthened immunization campaigns and surveillance measures, according to the… Read more »
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Africa: The Legacy Benefits From Africa's Fight Against Polio
The Conversation Africa, 11 August 2015
The campaign to eradicate polio in Africa has had a number of positive spinoffs for the health sector on the continent. Chief among these have been community involvement,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Why Nigeria Took So Long to Get Non-Polio Endemic Status
The Conversation Africa, 7 August 2015
For both Nigeria and the continent, the country's removal from the list of polio endemic countries is a huge step towards Africa complying with the global goal of becoming polio… Read more »
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Africa: Africa Is On the Brink of Being Polio-Free
The Conversation Africa, 5 August 2015
More than 20 years after North and South America eliminated the threat of polio, sub-Saharan Africa is finally on the brink of being declared polio-free. Read more »
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Africa: Africa On Brink of Being Polio-Free
Nation, 10 August 2015
In 1995, polio affected all countries across Africa and paralysed more than 75,000 children for life. Read more »
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Nigeria: Polio - Now We've Won the Battle, the War Is Ours to Win
Vanguard, 8 August 2015
On July 25, Nigeria celebrated a milestone in our country's health sector: an entire year without any reported case of polio. The World Health Organisation defines poliomyelitis… Read more »
Africa Within Reach of Being Polio-Free
The campaign to eradicate polio in Africa has had a number of positive spinoffs for the health sector on the continent, writes Charles Wiysonge for The Conversation Africa.
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Nigeria and other African countries are answering the World Health Organisation's call for the immunisation of children. Read more »
