Africa: WHA - Member States Urge WHO to Build On Progress to Achieve a Sustainable Polio Transition
[WHO] At the 75th World Health Assembly, delegates discussed progress made on the Strategic Action Plan on Polio Transition and reiterated their support for the way forward towards stronger, more resilient health systems. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - June 6, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Eritrea: Public Notice
[Shabait] The Ministry of health, further to its strong acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance, has identified laboratory-confirmed cases of Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus (CVDPV) in Eritrea. The Ministry declares this one unusual public health event as an outbreak according to the International Health Regulation (IHR) 2005. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - June 4, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Mozambique: Health Ministry Preparing Further Polio Vaccination
[AIM] The Mozambican Ministry of Health has announced that it is currently mobilising resources for the third round of vaccination against poliomyelitis. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - May 31, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: African Health Ministers Seek Ways to Bolster Polio Outbreak Response
[WHO-AFRO] African health ministers gathered today to seek ways of ramping up measures to halt the outbreak of Wild Poliovirus Type 1 in southern Africa, where the virus has been detected in two countries and a large-scale multi-country vaccination campaign is underway. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - May 30, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Malawi: Here's How Malawi Responded to Wild Poliovirus 30 Years After Eradication
[Nigeria Health Watch] Her priest's announcement was enough reason for Cecelia Yohane, a resident of Nchalo Chikwawa, to have her 2-year-old grandchild vaccinated against polio. "All my children are not educated, not many people in my village are educated either. But I want to change our story through my grandchildren. I want this particular one to become a teacher hence my interest to have her protected from any life-threatening diseases," she said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - May 24, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Tanzania: Tanzania Rolls Out Polio Jab Campaign
[Daily News] THE Ministry of Health yesterday launched the second round of wild polio vaccinations with the goal of reaching 10,576,805 children under the age of five. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - May 20, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Malawi: Polio Vaccine Drive Starts in Malawi, Other Nations
[SciDev.Net] Dar es Salaam -- A vaccination campaign targeting 23 million children has kicked off in Malawi and neighbouring countries to contain an outbreak of wild polio declared last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - April 1, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Mozambique: Polio Vaccination Surpasses Target
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Health Ministry on Wednesday announced that it has surpassed the target set for vaccinating children under the age of five against polio. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - April 1, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Gambia: Together We Can Kick Out Polio in the Gambia!
[The Point] The Ministry of Health's Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) yesterday ended the second leg of its nationwide polio vaccination. The second is targeting about 95% of children under 5 years. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - March 30, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Malawi: Malawi Rolls Out Polio Vaccination Campaign
[MBC] The Ministry of Health and UNICEF with support from the Global Partnership for Polio Eradication have rolled out the Polio vaccination campaign aimed at reaching out to over 6 million under-five children in Malawi. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - March 22, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Malawi: Malawi Rolls Out Polio Vaccination Campaign As Govt Targets 2.9 Million Children
[Nyasa Times] Government has rolled out polio vaccination campaign with a target to vaccinate 2.9 million children within a period of four months. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - March 22, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Malawi: Govt Urges Accurate Reporting On Polio Vaccine to Avoid Immunization Hesitancy
[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Health has appealed to journalists in the country to ensure accurate reporting on polio vaccines to avoid unnecessary misinformation and misconception that may lead to public hesitancy towards the intended nationwide immunization campaign. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - March 20, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Gambia: Gambia Starts Second Nationwide Polio Vaccination On Saturday
[The Point] The Ministry of Health's Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) is set to commence the second leg of its nationwide polio vaccination this Saturday, targeting about 95% of children in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - March 18, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Statement of the Thirty-First Polio IHR Emergency Committee
[WHO] The thirty-first meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO Director-General on 28 February 2022 with committee members and advisers attending via video conference, supported by the WHO Secretariat. The Emergency Committee reviewed the data on wild poliovirus (WPV1) and circulating vaccine derived polioviruses (cVDPV). Technical updates were received about the situation in the following State P (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - March 15, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Tanzania: Tz to Provide Additional Polio Vaccinations
[Daily News] TANZANIA is among the countries which will provide additional vaccinations to children under the age of five following an outbreak of a wild poliovirus in Malawi. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - March 11, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
