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A vaccinator provides a young girl with an oral polio vaccine in Kano State, Nigeria, 2020

Africa’s wild polio-free status to be determined in August

Brazzaville – The independent Africa Regional Certification…
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Polio eradication expertise backs Africa’s COVID-19 response

Polio eradication expertise backs Africa’s COVID-19 response

Brazzaville – Expertise in polio eradication that has put Africa on…
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Niger reports new polio outbreak

Niger reports new polio outbreak

Brazzaville, – Niger has reported a new polio outbreak that has…
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Nigeria’s polio community health agents take on COVID-19 detection

Nigeria’s polio community health agents take on COVID-19 detection

Bauchi, 16 April 2020 – A network of community health agents that has…
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Africa is one-step away from wild polio eradication verdict

Africa is one-step away from wild polio eradication verdict

Abuja, 13 March 2020 – The African region completes a critical step…
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Republic of Congo steps up polio vaccination in border region

Republic of Congo steps up polio vaccination in border region

Ouesso, (Congo), 11 February 2020 - Under a sultry and showery sky,…
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Three African countries halt polio outbreaks

Three African countries halt polio outbreaks

Brazzaville, 23 December 2019 – Kenya, Mozambique and Niger have…
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WHO, UNICEF help boost West Africa’s capacity to respond to polio outbreaks

WHO, UNICEF help boost West Africa’s capacity to respond to polio outbreaks

Lomé, 26 November 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the…
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Polio immunisation

Zambia launches polio immunisation campaign targeting more than 478, 500 children following an outbreak in the northern part of the country

Zambia has launched a polio immunisation campaign after confirming a…
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WHO team training community volunteers and health workers on the use of AVADAR in Gurai, South Sudan.

Fighting polio, one SMS at a time!

Health workers and community volunteers in remote and security-…
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