Nigeria:The Last Mile - On the Frontlines of Polio Eradication in Kano State

[Nigeria Health Watch] In August 2016, the last poliovirus case in Nigeria was diagnosed in Monguno Local Government Area in the North-Eastern state of Borno. Since then, those working in the polio space, nationally and globally, have worked hard and are watching vigilantly with bated breath as Nigeria again comes close to being declared polio-free by 2019, incidentally also an election year in the country. We were so close in 2016, but the insecurity in the Northeast of Nigeria ultimately led to sufficient gaps in immunisation
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news