WHO Warns Funding Gaps Threaten Africa’s Polio Eradication Drive
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that funding shortages and gaps in vaccination coverage could reverse progress towards eradicating polio…
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polio eradication
Africa Adopts 10-Year Plan to Protect Polio Surveillance Systems After Eradication
ABUJA, Nigeria – African health ministers have endorsed a 10-year regional framework aimed at preserving the continent’s polio surveillance, laboratory and emergency response systems…
Kano Council Immunises Nearly 70,000 Children Against Polio
KANO, Nigeria – Tarauni Local Government Area says it successfully immunises 69,820 children during the April round of the polio vaccination campaign conducted across…
Kano Targets 3.2m Children in Polio Vaccination Drive
KANO, Nigeria – Kano State launches a major immunisation campaign targeting more than 3.2 million children, as authorities intensify efforts to prevent poliovirus transmission…
WHO Prequalifies New Oral Polio Vaccine to Strengthen Outbreak Control
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization has prequalified an additional novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2), a move expected to strengthen global…
WHO Rallies Africa to Eradicate Polio Through Renewed Action
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging African nations to intensify the fight against polio as the continent marks World Polio…
Kano Government Pledges to End Zero-Dose Challenge by 2025
KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Government has renewed its pledge to end the zero-dose immunisation challenge while commending the Zero Dose Learning Hub…