Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government, in collaboration with its Development Partners, on Saturday, commenced the implementation of another round of house-to-house Polio Outbreak Response across 57 Local Government Areas/Local Council Development Areas of the state. A statement signed by Dr. Ibrahim A. Mustafa, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Primary Health Care Board … Read more
Lagos has announced the dates for the state’s oral polio immunisation exercise. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government will commence a statewide novel Oral Polio Immunisation exercise from Saturday, 17th to Tuesday, 20th December, 2022. EDITOR’S PICKS Energy Plan: Buhari Seeks US Financial, Technical Assistance At US-Africa Summit Lagos Fixes Date To … Read more
A polio outbreak has hit a Nigerian community. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Adamawa State Government has announced the reemergence and detection of the Circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus type 2 ((VDPV) case in the state. The State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Prof. Abdullahi Isa, made the disclosure at the official flag-off of … Read more
By Ademola Orunbon Ogun State Government says it is committed to sustaining the eradication of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) and interruption of the Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus in border towns and the State at large. To this end, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker assured the public that no outbreak of polio would … Read more
Billionaire Philanthropists Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote have hailed the declaration of Nigeria and Africa by the World Health Organisation as being polio-free. It is gathered that the global health body on Tuesday certified Nigeria and the rest of Africa polio-free. The WHO Africa Regional Certification Commission said the major milestone was achieved four years … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari emphasised that he has fulfilled his promise to eradicate polio from Nigeria. Buhari spoke at the formal certification of the Wild Polio Virus eradication in the African region during the virtual session of the 70th World Health Organisation (WHO) regional committee for Africa on Tuesday, August 25. He also expressed optimism that … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria free of wild polio. The declaration followed the completion of documentation for the free status. WHO regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, announced this Thursday. “Today, Nigeria’s complete documentation for Wild Polio virus-free status was accepted by the Africa Regional Certification Commission for polio eradication (ARCC). … Read more
Malaysia has reported its first polio case in 27 years, health authorities said Sunday, announcing a three-month-old baby had been diagnosed on Borneo Island. The Malaysian health ministry’s director-general, Noor Hisham Abdullah, said the baby from Tuaran in eastern Sabah state had been admitted into intensive care after experiencing fever and muscle weakness. “The patient … Read more
Polio has unveiled Nigerian singers; Timaya and Phyno as the ambassadors of Polio campaign by Sir Emeka Offor Foundation, on Sunday. The billionaire’s foundation has been working in conjunction with Rotary International to eradicate polio in Nigeria and last year donated $1million to support the campaign.