Africa Health Report

Africa Adopts 10-Year Plan to Protect Polio Surveillance Systems After Eradication Africa Adopts 10-Year Strategy to Protect Polio Surveillance After Eradication

Oluwatobi Adu August 28, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – African health ministers have endorsed a 10-year regional framework aimed at preserving the continent’s...

Kano Council Immunises Nearly 70,000 Children Against Polio Health workers administering polio vaccine to children in Kano community

Hussaini Ibrahim May 14, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – Tarauni Local Government Area says it successfully immunises 69,820 children during the April round...

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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