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Nigeria Removed From Polio List

President Muhamadu Buhari has expressed his satisfaction on the current polio status and vowed to maintain the status in order to meet the 2017 target.

Nigeria: Polio Eradication - We'll Sustain Momentum - President

Leadership, 27 October 2015

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday reiterated the resolve of his administration to sustain the current momentum aimed at eradicating polio virus in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Polio Eradication - We'll Sustain Momentum - Buhari

Leadership, 27 October 2015

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday reiterated the resolve of his administration to sustain the current momentum aimed at eradicating polio virus in the country. Read more »

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Aan infant receives a dose of oral polio vaccine (file photo).

Nigeria: Buhari Excited As WHO Delists Nigeria From Polio Endemic List

Vanguard, 26 October 2015

President Mohammadu Buhari has expressed happiness on the delisting of Nigeria as a polio endemic country by the World Health Organization, WHO, vowing to maintain the status. Read more »
Nigeria: Polio - WHO to Officially Delist Nigeria Today

Daily Trust, 25 October 2015

The Director General, World Health Organization (WHO) would formally pronounce the delisting of Nigeria as a Polio endemic country before President Muhammadu Buhari today. Read more »
Nigeria: WHO Commends Nigeria As Africa Closes in On Polio Eradication

Leadership, 25 October 2015

The World Health Organistion (WHO) has commended the efforts of the Nigerian government one year after it interrupted the crippling polio virus. Read more »
Nigeria: Polio Delisting Scheduled for Next Week

CAJ News, 23 October 2015

The World Health Organisation will formally delist Nigeria as a Polio endemic country, it has been disclosed. Read more »
Nigeria: One More Reason to Finish Polio Eradication

Premium Times, 25 October 2015

In February 2013, shortly after Boko Haram terrorists attacked and killed polio workers in Kano, northern Nigeria, I visited the city to condole with the families of the victims on… Read more »
Nigeria: Polio - Rotary Donates U.S.$6.9 Million to Nigeria

Leadership, 27 October 2015

Rotary has donated US$6.9 million to Nigeria to support immunisation activities and surveillance as the country enters the 15th month without any new case of polio virus. Read more »
Nigeria: Polio - Rotary Donates Extra U.S.$6.9 Million to Nigeria

Daily Trust, 26 October 2015

The international philanthropy Rotary has announced an additional $6.9 million in donation to help Nigeria stay polio free until the virus is eradicated. Read more »

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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. Read more »
- Africa: A Polio-Free World Is in Sight - What's Needed to Wipe Out the Last 1 Percent
- Africa: Africa Moves a Step Closer to Polio Eradication, but More Work to Be Done - UN
Nigeria Steps Up Polio Immunisations

Nigeria and other African countries are answering the World Health Organisation's call for the immunisation of children. Read more »
- Nigeria: Nigeria Needs N56 Billion for Vaccines
- Kenya: WHO Urges Cross-Border Fight Against Polio

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