Nigeria: Oyedeji, Dallaji Boost Basketball Development in Liberia
[Premium Times]The former D'Tigers captain held a three-day camping exercise in Monrovia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - November 4, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Mobile Cash in Polio Response - Three Things to Know
[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa pioneered mobile money transfer system under the Polio Eradication Initiative programme essentially to pay vaccination campaign workers. So far eight African countries have adopted the payment system, with others working to deploy mobile-based cash transfers in health programmes beyond polio. Dorcas Karimi, Digital Finance Officer with the WHO Regional Office for Africa, explains the progress achieved so far. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - October 29, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Launches the First Ever nOPV2 Vaccination Campaign Alongside Commemoration of World Polio Day
[WHO-AFRO] On 22 October 2021, Ethiopia launched a polio vaccination campaign with type 2 novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2) targeting over 17 million under-five children aiming to end the circulation of vaccine-derived poliovirus. The campaign was officially launched by the Ministry of Health and polio partners in Hawassa, Sidama, alongside the commemoration of World Polio Day with the theme, "One Day. One Focus: Ending Polio: Delivering on the promise of a polio-free world". (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - October 27, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Joint Statement By WHO-Unicef-Rotary On World Polio Day
[WHO-AFRO] Today, as the world commemorates World Polio Day with the theme, "One Day. One Focus: Ending Polio - delivering on our promise of a polio-free world!", and Ethiopia launches a nationwide polio vaccination (nOPV2) campaign, we - the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and ROTARY - reaffirm our commitment to continue delivering on our promise of a polio-free world for current and future generations. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - October 27, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Pursuing the Endgame - Novel Polio Vaccine Rollout in Africa
[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- In November 2020, the novel Oral Polio Vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) became the first vaccine to be authorized under the WHO Emergency Use Listing. The vaccine has since been rolled out for limited initial use in countries to tackle vaccine-derived poliovirus. Dr Richelot Ayangma, Medical Officer and nOPV2 Focal Point at the WHO Regional Office for Africa explains the vital role of the vaccine in ending all forms of polio and what countries must do to ensure effective vaccination campaigns. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - October 26, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Kenya: WHO Country Representative Juliet Nabyonga Lauds Kenya for Stepping Up War on Polio
[Nation] The World Health Organisation (WHO) has lauded Kenya for stepping up war against polio. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - October 25, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Osun State Targets Over One Million Children for Vaccination Against Polio
[WHO-AFRO] Osogbo -- As a health worker and Local Immunization Officer in Ilesha West Local Government Area (LGA), Osun State, Mrs Toyin Ajewole has seen first-hand effects of a child not being vaccinated. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - October 25, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Over 80 Million Reached As Africa Trailblazes Novel Polio Vaccine
[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- More than 80 million children have been vaccinated with the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) in six countries in Africa, the world's first region to rollout of the vaccine just months after the World Health Organization (WHO) gave it Emergency Use Listing status in November 2020. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - October 23, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Cross River State Leverages Polio Campaign Structure to Integrate Covid-19 Vaccination
[WHO-AFRO] Bassey Eyo, a mother of three, living in Cross River State was delighted that she and her child could receive the COVID-19 vaccine and the novel Oral Polio Vaccine (nOPV2) respectively at a health center in Big Qua. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - October 22, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Uganda: Govt Receives 10 Million Doses of Polio Vaccines
[Monitor] The country yesterday received 10,997,500 doses of polio vaccines to tame the spread of the potentially deadly strain of poliovirus circulating in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - October 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Polio - We Have Won a Battle, but the War Is Still On, Says Leading Virologist
[WHO-AFRO] Abuja -- On the 25th day of August 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) Africa region was certified polio free by the Africa Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication (ARCC), as Nigeria achieved the wild polio virus free status. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - September 13, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: States in the Northwest Keep Pressure On Vaccine-Derived Polio
[WHO-AFRO] On 25 August 2021, African countries marked one-year anniversary of Polio certification. Programme managers, health workers and polio survivors in Nigeria also celebrated the wild polio- free status in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - September 10, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: 121 Cases of Vaccine-Derived Polio Virus Recorded in Nigeria - Govt
[Daily Trust] The National primary Healthcare Development Agency says about 121 cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 have been recorded across the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - September 7, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: '120 Children Infected By Environmental Polio'
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, has said a total of 120 children in Nigeria have been infected with environmental poliovirus. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - September 7, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nigeria's Wild Poliovirus Free Status Not Under Threat,Says Govt
[Vanguard] Abuja -- THE federal government has said Nigeria's wild poliovirus free certification is not under any threat, assuring that the country would continue to sustain its current status. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - September 7, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
