Tag: Polio
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UNICEF raises alarm over polio variant in Kano LGs
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised concern over the detection of a variant of the polio virus in four local governments in Kano State.
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Polio virus is still circulating in Nigeria – Bill Gates cautions
Bill Gates, Chair of Gates Foundation, has advised the Federal Government to continue its longstanding commitment to end polio transmission in the country.
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Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp impeding efforts to combat polio – FG
The federal government (FG) has lamented that false narratives being spread via social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp are contributing to lower vaccine acceptance in some communities for polio eradication.
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UNICEF raises alarm over rising polio cases in Kano
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over the increasing number of polio cases in Kano State.
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2.3 million children at risk of polio in Nigeria – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that nearly 2.3 million children in Nigeria have not received routine immunisation (zero dose), leaving them at risk of polio outbreak.
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Yobe records 4 new polio cases
The Yobe Government says it has recorded four new cases of polio in three Local Government Areas (LGAs), three years after the state was declared polio-free.
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UNICEF reveals plans to tackle malnutrition, polio in Nigeria
Adekunle Yusuf UNICEF, editors’ guild vow to tackle malnutrition, polio
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Osinbajo receives London-Lagos biker, Kunle Adeyanju
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had on Thursday at Presidential Villa received the Nigerian Biker, Kunle Adeyanju, who embarked on a polio-inspired charity ride from London to Lagos. Osinbajo says there is a need to sustain the campaign against polio, warning that the disease is “very crafty.” Adeyanju, who arrived in Lagos on May 29, was…
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Enugu Govt. targets 1.2m children in statewide polio vaccination
The Enugu State Government says it is targeting no fewer than 1,200,000 children, between 0 and five years in statewide polio vaccination. Dr George Ugwu, Executive Secretary of Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ENS-PHCDA), disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Sunday. Ugwu…
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Polio resurfaces in Adamawa, 1 case detected – Official
The Adamawa Government has confirmed the reemergence and detection of Circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus type 2 case in the state. Prof. Abdullahi Isa, the stateCommissioner for Health and Human Services, disclosed this during the official flag off of first Round Outbreak Response immunisation on Saturday in Yola. Isa described Vaccine Derived Poliovirus type 2 (…