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WHO Polio Consultant, Mr Constant Dedo training a newly recruited officer on environmental sample collection procedures at a sample collection site, Gammams Water Care, Windhoek

Polio Surveillance in Namibia

Namibia was certified polio free since October 2008 and had continued…
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Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo at the commissioning of 48 solar panels at the polio laboratory.

WHO delivers solar panels to accredited polio laboratory in Borno State

 Maiduguri, 12 November, 2021 - In Maiduguri, Borno state, the World…
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Mobile cash in polio response: three things to know

Mobile cash in polio response: three things to know

Brazzaville – In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional…
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Pursuing the endgame: novel polio vaccine rollout in Africa

Pursuing the endgame: novel polio vaccine rollout in Africa

Brazzaville – In November 2020, the novel Oral Polio Vaccine type 2 (…
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Vaccinators in Addis Ababa going house to house to administer nOPV2 vaccine to under-five children

Ethiopia launches the first ever nOPV2 vaccination campaign alongside commemoration of World Polio Day

On 22 October 2021, Ethiopia launched a polio vaccination campaign…
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Over 80 million reached as Africa trailblazes novel polio vaccine

Over 80 million reached as Africa trailblazes novel polio vaccine

Brazzaville – More than 80 million children have been vaccinated with…
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Vaccinators in Addis Ababa going house to house to administer nOPV2 vaccine to under-five children

Joint statement by WHO-UNICEF-ROTARY on World Polio Day

Today, as the world commemorates World Polio Day with the theme, “One…
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Immunizing children in Sierra Leone against polio

Sierra Leone safeguards children with new vaccine against polio

A sub-national polio immunization campaign starts today in Sierra…
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African countries commit to ending all forms of polio at regional meeting

African countries commit to ending all forms of polio at regional meeting

Brazzaville – Governments from the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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COVID-19 widens routine immunization gaps in Africa

COVID-19 widens routine immunization gaps in Africa

Brazzaville – Around 7.7 million African children missed out on vital…
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