Nigeria: Finally, Nigeria Kicks Out Polio...
[This Day] It is an important milestone (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - June 22, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Declaring Africa Polio-Free
[This Day] It is a just reward for the efforts of health officials, writes Ademola Oshodi (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - June 22, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: How Nigeria Overcame Wild Polio Virus - Buhari
[Premium Times] President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated fellow citizens on the joyous and historic occasion as Nigeria becomes Wild Polio Virus Free. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - June 22, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Re - Polio-Free Nigeria
[Daily Trust] This is to congratulate Nigerians and to applaud the federal government on the outstanding commitment and efforts that saw our country off the list of polio nations after a successful fight. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - June 22, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Cameroon: Poliomyelitis - Cameroon Gains 'Polio-Free' Certification
[Cameroon Tribune] This was one of the resolutions of the ARCC meeting held via videoconference, which ends this Thursday, June 18th. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - June 19, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nigeria Moves Closer to Being Declared Polio Free
[Premium Times] Nigeria moved closer to being declared free of wild polio, following the completion of documentation for the free status, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - June 19, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: WHO Declares Nigeria Polio Free
[Vanguard] The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria free of wild polio, following the completion of documentation for the free status. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - June 19, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Polio Eradication Expertise Backs Africa's COVID-19 Response
[WHO] Brazzaville -Expertise in polio eradication that has put Africa on the verge of being certified free of wild poliovirus has been brought to the frontlines of COVID-19 fight. A network of responders from the World Health Organization (WHO) Polio Eradication Programme and partner organizations is providing critical resources and skills to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - June 5, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Infants at Risk as COVID-19 Disrupts Polio, Measles Vaccination Efforts - Health Agencies
[WHO] Geneva -Agencies call for joint effort to safely deliver routine immunization and proceed with vaccination campaigns against deadly vaccine-preventable diseases. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - May 22, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: How Gates Foundation Helped Eradicate Polio - Officials
[Premium Times] In February, PREMIUM TIMES exclusively spoke with Chris Elias, the President of the Global Development Division of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Paulin Basinga, the foundation's country director, on the role the foundation played in the eradication of wild polio in Nigeria and a range of other developmental issues. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - May 9, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: COVID-19 Response Should Not Reverse Gains in Immunisation - WHO
[Daily News] THERE'S no question that immunisation is one of the greatest success stories in global health, and in Tanzania, saving millions of lives every year from vaccine-preventable diseases. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - May 8, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Polio, Measles Outbreaks 'Inevitable', Say Vaccine Experts
[IPS] Interruptions to vaccination programmes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could result in new waves of measles or polio outbreaks, health experts warn. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - May 7, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Cameroon: Measles, Tetanus, Cough, Polio - Paediatricians Offer Free Consultations
[Cameroon Tribune] In their 14th Congress in Buea, they underlined the need for government to assist them. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - May 1, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: A 'Devil's Choice' - Balancing Childhood Immunization With Preparing for COVID-19
[MSF] By Barbara Saitta, Vaccination Medical Advisor, Doctors Without Borders/M édecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Access Campaign (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - April 28, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Niger: Niger Reports New Polio Outbreak
[WHO] Brazzaville -Niger has reported a new polio outbreak that has affected two children in Niamey and Tillaberi region, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - April 28, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
