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Kano Targets 3.2m Children in Polio Vaccination Drive Health workers administering polio vaccine to children in Kano community

Hussaini Ibrahim April 7, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – Kano State launches a major immunisation campaign targeting more than 3.2 million children, as...

WHO Prequalifies New Oral Polio Vaccine to Strengthen Outbreak Control WHO scientist examines mosquito samples amid chikungunya outbreak

Oluwatobi Adu February 13, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization has prequalified an additional novel oral polio vaccine type 2...

WHO Rallies Africa to Eradicate Polio Through Renewed Action WHO scientist examines mosquito samples amid chikungunya outbreak

Oluwatobi Adu October 23, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging African nations to intensify the fight against...

Hussaini Ibrahim October 2, 2025

KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Government has renewed its pledge to end the zero-dose immunisation challenge...

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