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WHO: Nigeria may be polio-free by 2019

    WHO: Nigeria may be polio-free by 2019

Basi Wadzin, Plateau state coordinator for the World Health Organisation, says Nigeria might be declared polio-free by 2019. NAN reports that the WHO official made this statement during the polio

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Germany donates €10m to end polio in Nigeria

    Germany donates €10m to end polio in Nigeria

The German government, through German Development Bank, KfW, says it has signed a grant of 10 million euros to support polio eradication in Nigeria. KfW says seven million euros will

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UNICEF: We are on the verge of eradicating polio from the planet

    UNICEF: We are on the verge of eradicating polio from the planet

Global health leaders are on the verge of eradicating polio from the planet and will require $1.2 billion to finance efforts to get this done. In a statement on Monday

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Families refusing polio vaccines in Nigeria, says UNICEF

    Families refusing polio vaccines in Nigeria, says UNICEF

Operatives of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), an organisation under UNICEF, says non-compliance and refusal to partake in vaccination campaigns are hindering efforts to eradicate polio from northern Nigeria.

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Japan donates $27m to Nigeria to prevent polio spread 

  Japan donates $27m to Nigeria to prevent polio spread 

Japan has given a grant of $27 million for emergency polio vaccination efforts in Nigeria and additional $6million to cater

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Measles outbreak, return to polio endemic countries list… why EU gave Nigeria €70m

  Measles outbreak, return to polio endemic countries list… why EU gave Nigeria €70m

In September 2000, the United Nations signed the millennium declaration – a total of eight development goals to – make

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WHO: Nigeria reported only 4 polio cases in 2016

  WHO: Nigeria reported only 4 polio cases in 2016

The world is closer than ever to being polio-free as Nigeria, one of the countries still affected by the virus,

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WHO confirms third polio case in Nigeria

  WHO confirms third polio case in Nigeria

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed a third case of polio in Nigeria. Aminu Muhammad, Rotary Club’s field coordinator,

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Adewole: I was expecting to deal with teenage pregnancies, not polio

  Adewole: I was expecting to deal with teenage pregnancies, not polio

Isaac Adewole, the minister of health, says he was expecting to deal with teenage pregnancies and other challenges, not a

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FG approves plans to tackle wild polio virus

  FG approves plans to tackle wild polio virus

The federal government has approved a robust response plan, developed by the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, to tackle and

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