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
The Adamawa government has confirmed the detection of the circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV) in the state. The development
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
In February 2005, a five-year-old Nigerian boy was reported to have travelled from northern Nigeria to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, where
Bill Gates, the co-chair of the Gates Foundation, says Africa and the rest of the world are not done yet
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