Nigeria: Polio Community Health Agents Take On COVID-19 Detection
[WHO] A network of community health agents that has helped Nigeria curb polio is taking on a new task: deploying its early detection know-how to raise the alarm on suspected COVID-19 infection as the virus continues to spread. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - April 20, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Polio Personnel Crucial for Preparedness and Initial Response to COVID-19 in Northeast Nigeria
[WHO] Polio personnel crucial for preparedness and initial response to COVID-19 in Northeast Nigeria (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - April 10, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Africa Is One-Step Away From Wild Polio Eradication Verdict
[WHO] The African region completes a critical step towards wild polio eradication as the independent commission to decide on the African Region's wild poliovirus-free status has concluded its final field visit to Nigeria today, after conducting critical analysis to verify the documentation presented by the Nigerian Government. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - March 14, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nigeria to Be Certified Polio-Free By June 2020 - Africa Regional Team
[Vanguard] The African Regional Certification Centre on Thursday disclosed that Nigeria would soon be declared polio-free by June 2020. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - March 6, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Sokoto Battles Polio With 597 Health Facilities, N400m Counterpart Funding
[Vanguard] Sokoto State government has achieved a significant increase in the number of health facilities that offer routine immunization against polio in the last one year from 553 to 597. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - February 26, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Borno Vaccinates 2.1 Million Children Against Polio
[Premium Times] Borno State Government on Friday said it has vaccinated more than 2.1 million children against polio in the just concluded Immunisation Plus Day exercise in the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - February 21, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Zamfara Vaccinates 1.9m Children Against Polio
[Daily Trust] Gusau -Zamfara state government is to vaccinate 1.9 million children that are under five years as part of the 2020 first phase of Immunization Plus Days Campaign in the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - February 19, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Germany Pledges More Support for Nigeria's Effort in Polio Eradication
[This Day] Abuja -The German government has said that it will continue to support Nigeria's efforts in the eradication of polio. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - January 30, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: The German Government Expresses Satisfaction With Nigeria's Efforts in Polio Eradication
[WHO] Abuja 20 January, 2020 - Having achieved the milestone of reaching three years without a reporting of case of wild poliovirus, The German Government represented by members of its Parliament expressed satisfaction with the progress in Polio Eradication in Nigeria. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - January 21, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Angola: Over Five Million Children Get Polio Vaccine
[ANGOP] Luanda -At least five million children were vaccinated in the country in 2019 to fight poliomyelitis during the campaigns promoted by the Ministry of Health, said last Friday in Luanda, the minister S ílvia Lutucuta. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - January 18, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Ghana: Polio Recorded in 3 Regions ... 2 Die, 1 in Critical Condition
[Ghanaian Times] Sunyani -Three cases of poliomyelitis with two deaths have been recorded in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - January 9, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: The Ibadan National Poliovirus Laboratory - a Symbolic Icon in Nigeria's War Against Polio
[WHO] Standing at two stories tall and strategically tucked away in a silent corner of the University College Hospital, Ibadan The National oliovirus laboratory can be described as a symbolic icon in Nigeria's fight against polio. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - January 9, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Count Down Polio Eradication - ARCC Concludes Verification of Documentation in Southern Nigeria.
[WHO] Abuja, 27 December 2019 - In the final lap of certifying Nigeria, a polio-free country, the African Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for the eradication of poliomyelitis gave a vote of confidence that Southern Nigeria is on the right path to being polio free. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - December 30, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Quality Immunization and Surveillance Help Stop Polio Outbreaks in Three African Countries - Who
[UN News] Three African countries have halted recent polio outbreaks which indicates that the disease can be stopped elsewhere in the region, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - December 24, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Somalia: Relief As No New Cases of Polio Reported in Somalia Since May 2019
[Dalsan Radio] The Somalia Polio Programme has not confirmed any new cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in children with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) since 8 May 2019. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - December 24, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
