Nigeria: WHO Sad Over New Polio Cases in Nigeria

[Vanguard] The World Health Organization, WHO, has expressed deep sympathy over the detection of new cases of wild polio virus in Nigeria, after more than two years without wild poliovirus. Reacting to the development, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, said: "We are deeply saddened by the news that two Nigerian children have been paralyzed by polio. The Government has made significant strides to stop this paralyzing disease in recent years.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news