Ghana: GHS Starts Polio Response Vaccination in Greater Accra
[Ghana Govt.] The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has started a polio vaccination campaign in the Greater Accra region. The campaign, which started on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, will end on Saturday, September 14, 2019. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - September 12, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: 'Vaccine Derived Polio' Won't Stop Nigeria From Being Certified Free - Official
[Premium Times] The Executive Director, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, has expressed optimism that Nigeria will not suffer a setback in the success recorded on wild polio eradication in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - September 11, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Africa Polio Eradication On Brink
[SciDev.Net] Abuja -Africa is on the brink of being declared officially polio free after Nigeria, the continent's last remaining infected country, marked three years without any new cases. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - September 5, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Tanzania: Searching for Polio in Unusual Places in Tanzania
[WHO] "I have been a sewerage operator for more than 20 years now," says Fundi Mzee, smiling as he leaves his office at the Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage Authority premises for his weekly hunting expedition for polio. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - August 29, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: New Health 'Ministers', Polio Eradication, Others Dominate Health Stories Last Week
[Premium Times] The health sector at the local and international levels experienced many activities and developments during the week. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - August 26, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Polio - Governors Pledge to Prioritize Immunization
[Daily Trust] State governors under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) have promised to prioritize routine immunization coverage in their states to ensure that Nigeria is declared polio free. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - August 23, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Somali Regional State to Vaccinate Over Half Million Under 5 Children Against Polio
[Addis Standard] Five zones of Somali region of Ethiopia and, Somalia/Somaliland and Puntland from the WHO Africa and Eastern Mediterranean regions respectively jointly launched the synchronized cross border polio vaccination campaign where the Somali region alone targets to reach over half million (586, 511) children whose age are 0-59 months from the five high risk zones namely Fafan, Jarar, Dollo, Erar and Nogob. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - August 23, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Health Milestone for Nigeria - Polio-Free for 3 Years
[RFI] Nigerian health officials have announced a three-year milestone in the fight against wild polio, a step that could see the African continent as polio-free by 2020. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - August 23, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Continent Is On the Verge of Reaching a Milestone On Polio but Fight Remains Unfinished
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As the world strives to eradicate polio, Africa may soon reach a major breakthrough in efforts to rid the planet of one of the most devastating diseases of all time. The continent's resilience and strong commitment to stopping the virus overcame tough challenges, and Africa now stands on the threshold of becoming the next region to be declared free of wild polio. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - August 23, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Countries Launch Synchronized Cross Border Campaign to Fight Against Polio - Somali Region of Ethiopia Alone to Vaccinate Over Half Million Under 5 Children
[WHO] Polio is a highly infectious, debilitating disease which affects children and causes permanent paralysis. Polio is not curable, and can only be prevented by vaccination. Families and communities must ensure their children are vaccinated both during polio campaigns and through routine immunization. The Horn of Africa is currently in emergency with imported poliovirus of circulating vaccine derived polioviruses placing polio eradication as unfinished business. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - August 22, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: WHO to Declare Africa Polio-Free As Nigeria Marks 3 Years Without Cases
[Vanguard] Africa is set to be declared polio-free as Nigeria marks three years without recording a single case of polio infection, thus moving a step closer towards polio-free certification by the World Health Organisation, WHO, in early 2020. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - August 22, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nigeria Marks Three Years Without Wild Polio Virus
[Premium Times] As Nigeria celebrates three years without the detection of a Wild Polio Virus case, health authorities say the country is on its way to finally being awarded polio-free certification. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - August 22, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Three Years Without a Case of Wild Polio Virus, Government of Nigeria Warns Against Complacency
[WHO] Abuja, 21 August, 2019 - Today marks a major milestone in the history of Nigeria's Polio Eradication Programme as the country reaches 3 years without reporting a case of wild poliovirus. In a Press Conference to brief the media, the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, whilst acknowledging that Nigeria passing the three-year benchmark without a single wild polio virus case is a step forward to certifying the entire African region wild poliovi (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - August 21, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Africa Today Heads Into the Last Mile to Be Free of Wild Polio
[WHO] Brazzaville, 21 August 2019 - Africa today passes a milestone threshold - three years with no case of wild poliovirus detected. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - August 21, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nigeria Marks a Major Milestone - 3 Years Without Polio
[allAfrica] Cape Town -Nigeria has made remarkable progress against polio. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - August 21, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
