Kenya has increased cross-border surveillance for polio to avoid importation of the virus from neighbouring countries, the Health Ministry has said
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Schools have opened across the region, and children have made the annual trek back to the classroom.
Brendan Moore, a volunteer with the Post Polio Support Group, has appealed to any polio survivors in Louth to contact the organisation if they feel
Sewer samples were collected from Nairobi’s Kibera, Eastleigh and Mathare sub-counties.
The Borno State Government has put in place mechanism for the early detection of wild polio virus in communities liberated from the Boko Haram terr
RAWALPINDI: The polio vaccination campaign began in the city on Wednesday, on Sub National Immunisation Day.
Worried by the recent outbreak of wild polio in northern parts of the country, the chairman of Bwari area council, Musa Dikko yesterday inaugurated
The campaign to eradicate polio from Nigeria for more than two decades suffered unimaginable loss when on 11 August 2016, the World Health Organisa
Borno State government said five countries of the Lake Chad Basin have pledged financial and military cooperation to combat the outbreak and spread
Via Science: Nigeria outbreak forces rethink of polio strategies.
Two years after dozens of children became paralyzed following baffling respiratory illnesses, the CDC says it has received a “notable” increase in
The first two cases of polio in Nigeria in two years were found in a refugee camp at the beginning of August spurring a massive emergency vaccinati
Nigeria has reported its third polio case in the northeastern state of Borno, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday, warning more cases c
The appalling health conditions of camps for the displaced and host cities alike were brought sharply to the public eye last month, when it was rep
A third case of polio has been confirmed in Nigeria, again in the north-eastern state of Borno, the area that was recently won back from jihadist g
“As he approached the start of what was supposed to be his thirteenth year in office, Franklin Roosevelt did something he’d never done before,” Jos
The Borno state commissioner of health, Dr.
Another case of polio has been recorded in Borno State, north eastern Nigeria, three weeks after two fresh cases of the disease were discovered .
Another case of polio infection has been confirmed by the World Health Organisation(WHO) Monguno community of Borno State.
After more than a month of apparent reprieve from a deadly statewide epidemic, a new case of polio is reported in Saratoga Springs today.
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — An emergency polio vaccination campaign aimed at reaching 25 million children this year has begun in parts of Nigeria new
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, or WHO/AFRO, announced today of a third case of wild poliovirus in Nigeria.
A year after Nigeria was declared “polio-free,” the disease has made a sudden reappearance in the part of the country terrorized by Boko Haram.
The World Health Organisation(WHO) has confirmed another case of polio infection in Monguno community of Borno State.
NAIROBI, Sept.
LAGOS, Nigeria — The World Health Organization has confirmed a third case of polio in an area of Nigeria newly liberated from Boko Haram Islamic ex
The tendency of a mass vaccination program is to herd people. People are not cattle or sheep. They should not be herded.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is on alert after a polio outbreak in Nigeria.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is concerned that a third case of polio was reported in Nigeria on Monday, adding that the latest developments
The World Health Organization (WHO) late Monday confirmed that a new polio case had been recorded in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state - the
Eradicating polio in Pakistan has been an ongoing effort for more than 20 years.
Another case of polio infection has been confirmed by the World Health Organisation(WHO) Monguno community of Borno State.
Nigeria has reported its third polio case in the northeastern state of Borno, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday, warning more cases c
Testing has confirmed a third case of wild polio virus infection in Mungono, Borno state, days after two previous infections were detected.
LAHORE: A three-day anti-polio campaign began in Lahore district on Monday as part of the Sub-National Immunisation Day.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari may have declared that the war against Boko Haram was “over” in December, but the nation continues to struggle
Nigeria has reported its third polio case in the northeastern state of Borno, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday, warning more cases c
Nigeria has reported its third polio case in the northeastern state of Borno, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday, September 5, warn
The World Health Organisation has confirmed a third case of polio in Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State.
The World Health Organization has confirmed a third case of polio in an area of Nigeria newly liberated from Boko Haram Islamic extremists, the Rot
The federal government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday confirmed another case of polio, bringing the total number of new cases to
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed a third case of polio in Nigeria, Rotary Club said Monday.
The World Health Organization has confirmed a third case of polio in Nigeria, Rotary Club said Monday: a crippled toddler found in an area newly li
Nigeria has reported its third polio case in the northeastern state of Borno, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday, warning more cases c
Three weeks after two fresh cases of Polio disease was recorded in Borno state, another case has been recorded in Munguno, still in Borno state.
The World Health Organization has confirmed a third polio case in Nigeria, Rotary Club said Monday.
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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The World Health Organization has confirmed a third case of polio in an area of Nigeria newly liberated from Boko Haram Islam
An emergency polio vaccination campaign aimed at reaching 25 million children this year has begun in parts of Nigeria newly freed from Boko Haram I
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