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Malawi: Millions of Malawian Children to Get Polio Vaccine
VOA, 4 March 2022
The U.N. children's agency says it is procuring nearly seven million doses of polio vaccine to inoculate children in Malawi. The action follows a confirmed polio case last month in… Read more »
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Malawi: WHO Says Malawi Polio Case Imported
Premium Times, 25 February 2022
Malawi recently declared an outbreak of polio after a young child in the country's capital, Lilongwe, developed the disease. Read more »
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Malawi: Govt Launches Emergency Response Plan Against Polio
VOA, 23 February 2022
Malawi and U.N. agencies have launched an emergency response to the country's polio outbreak, the first in Africa in five years. The plan includes mass immunization of children… Read more »
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Malawi: Government Launches Emergency Response Polio Outbreak
Nyasa Times, 23 February 2022
The Ministry of Health in conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations (UNICEF), Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and partners of the Global Polio… Read more »
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Malawi: Malawi Declares Polio Outbreak
WHO-AFRO, 18 February 2022
The health authorities in Malawi have declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after a case was detected in a young child in the capital Lilongwe. This is the first case of… Read more »
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Malawi: Republic of Malawi Reported Confirmed Case of Poliomyelitis
Africa CDC, 18 February 2022
On 17 February 2022, the Government of Malawi, through the Ministry of Health reported one confirmed case of Poliomyelitis in the country. The Government of Malawi has declared… Read more »
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Africa: First Polio Outbreak Confimed Since Africa Declared Polio-Free
DW, 18 February 2022
The first case of wild polio to be reported in Africa in five years has been confirmed in Malawi. Africa was declared polio-free in August 2020. Read more »
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Malawi: Malawi Declares Health Emergency Following Polio Case Discovery
VOA, 18 February 2022
Health authorities in Malawi say a 3-year-old girl is paralyzed after contracting polio, the first known case in Africa in more than five years and the first in Malawi in three… Read more »