Polio

Health Insurance Agencies in Nigeria have been charged to work together as a unit because that is the only way the country can achieve the Universal Health Coverage target (UHC). The Immediate past Chairman of the forum of Chief…
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By Haruna Rasheed The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said it is intensifying efforts to reduce the high number of unvaccinated children in Gombe State. Chief of UNICEF’s Bauchi Field Office, Dr Nuzhat Rafique, stated…
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Adamawa State Government on Monday announced four new cases of Circulating  Vaccine Derived Polio Virus in the state. Dr Sulaiman Bashir, Executive Chairman, Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, disclosed this at a news…
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Kano State government on Sunday described as false, information being spread across the state on the alleged outbreak of poliomyelitis in Tarauni local government of the state. Permanent Secretary, Kano state Ministry of Health, Malam…
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By Talatu Bala The Kaduna State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (SPHCDA) on Monday said it would commence second round of polio immunisation across the state on April 16. The Agency’s Deputy Director, Hamza Ibrahim-Hamza, told…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has been conferred with the prestigious Polio Champion Award in recognition of his commitment to polio eradication in Nigeria. A statement signed by Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity),…
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Polio remains a threat in Nigeria as over 100,000 child are yet to be immunised against the disease in the northeastern part of the country, Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole, says. The minister said this is despite the government…
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