In May 2014, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared polio a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). The WHO defines a PHEIC as an extraordinary event determined to constitute
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After African heads of state committed themselves to eradicating polio during the 32nd Ordinary Session of the then Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in Yaounde, Cameroon in 1996, it took

Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, says COVID-19 and insecurity are fuelling re-emerging poliovirus variants in Nigeria. On August 25, 2020, the Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for polio eradication officially

Kunle Adeyanju, the biker who rode from London to Lagos to create awareness on polio, on Thursday, visited Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. Speaking during the visit, Osinbajo praised Adeyanju’s efforts, adding

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says health authorities in Malawi have declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type one after

Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, has called on political leaders to take the AstraZeneca vaccine in the public glare

Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says Africa needs to shift focus from single diseases