Polio

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on the Kano State Government to declare a state of emergency on polio and routine immunisation following a resurgence of the disease in the state.   The Chief of UNICEF’s Field…

The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) has donated more than 2.5 million doses of oral polio vaccines to the Bauchi state government for children in the state. Dr Nuzhat Rafique, Chief of the UNICEF Bauchi Field Office,…

The Federal Government, alongside the Gates Foundation and the Dangote Foundation, has reiterated its commitment to eradicating polio and other infectious diseases in Kano State. READ ALSO:UNICEF urges Kano to intensify efforts…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed regret over the announcement by the United States of America regarding its intent to withdraw from the global health body. READ ALSO:WHO seeks $1.5bn to tackle global…

The Kwara State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to combat childhood vaccine preventable diseases in the State by protecting vulnerable children against deadly diseases in the State. READ ALSO:Nigeria receives shipment…

A Consultant Virologist, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, has urged government at all levels to ensure provision of the materials and conducive environment needed eradicate polio disease out of the country. Read…

The Kwara Government, North Central Nigeria has expressed it's readiness to embark on  Polio Vaccination Campaign, as the state targets over a millon children across the 16 Local Government Area. The Executive Secretary of the  State…

No fewer than 225,535 children under the age of five in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State have been vaccinated at the just concluded polio immunization exercise in the area. This was disclosed by the council’s Information Officer,…

No fewer than 2.5m children have been targeted in the third round of House-to-House polio immunisation in Borno. READ ALSO:Polio Eradication: Kano Government Launches 2024 Exercise  The Borno Coordinator of World…

By Salihu Ali, Kano The Kano state Governor in Northwest Nigeria Abba Kabir Yusuf has reaffirmed his administration's commitment in combating the polio virus and other childhood diseases in the state. READ ALSO:Polio…