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Opinion: International Day of People with Disabilities: Personal reflections on growing up with polio

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2020 0

By Abayomi Ogunsanya In August this year, amid the uncertainties and tremendous global discomfort caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Nigeria received an encouraging news when the country was declared free of the wild polio virus, joining a league of countries in which the virus had been

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FG dedicates polio certification to deceased health workers

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2020 0

By Doosuur Iwambe NPHCDA reaffirms commitment to routine immunisation As Nigeria continues to celebrate its polio eradication certification status, the federal government has dedicated the victory to health workers who lost their lives during the struggle to eradicate the virus. Minister of health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, who was speaking on the victory, said that the […]

Africa News

Promise kept, I have kicked polio from Nigeria, Buhari says

Ihesiulo Grace 26 August 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari says he has satisfied his promise to kick polio out of Nigeria, DAILY TIMES gathered. This assertion was made in an online occasion across the continent, the World Health Organization declared Nigeria and the rest of Africa polio-free on Tuesday. Buhari said at the event that he had guaranteed Nigerians that he […]

Health News

Africa to be declared polio-free after decades of work-WHO

Ihesiulo Grace 25 August 2020 0

Africa is expected to be declared free from wild polio, after decades of work by a coalition of international health bodies, national and local governments, community volunteers and survivors. “Thanks to the relentless efforts by governments, donors, frontline health workers and communities, up to 1.8 million children have been saved from the crippling life-long

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Jubilation as Nigeria set to receive polio-free certification on August 25

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2020 0

Nigeria seems to have won the long battle against polio, as the country is set to receive polio-free certification on August 25. Daily Times exclusively gathered that this was confirmed by a UNICEF senior staff who spoke on the condition of anonymity. READ ALSO: WHO finally declares Nigeria Polio free The source described it as […]

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WHO finally declares Nigeria Polio free

Ihesiulo Grace 20 June 2020 0

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria free of wild polio following the completion of documentation for the free status. The UN health agency disclosed this on its regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, official twitter account @WHOAFRO. “Today, Nigeria’s complete documentation for Wild Polio virus free status was accepted by the Africa […]

Health

Nigeria to be certified polio-free by June 2020 – Africa Regional team

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2020 0

The African Regional Certification Centre on Thursday disclosed that Nigeria would soon be declared polio-free by June 2020. Mr Anad Dumba, the Team leader, African Regional Satisfaction Committee, stated this in Ilorin while conducting delegates round the Kwara Ministry of Health. READ ALSO: Dumba stated that the delegates are in the state to deliberate on […]

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FG targets 55 million children in polio house-to-house campaign

Ihesiulo Grace 22 February 2020 0

In its bid to eradicate polio in Nigeria, the federal government has disclosed its plans to reach about 55 million children in house-to-house nationwide campaign. Already, out of the 854,720 targeted children, the government in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) has successfully reached 810,859 children with all vaccines. Speaking on the political will

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Immunisation: Kwara is polio-free, declares AbdulRazaq

Ihesiulo Grace 13 February 2020 0

Governor AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman of Kwara state says the state has achieved and sustained its polio-free status for the past five months across the 16 local government areas. AbdulRahman, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Kayode Alabi, disclosed this on Thursday in Ilorin, during the flag-off of the February round of the national immunization plus […]

Health World

Philippines reports 8th confirmed polio case

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2019 0

The Philippines reported its eight confirmed case of polio on Monday as authorities urged parents to make sure that their children are vaccinated against the highly contagious disease. The latest patient is a 9-year-old girl from the southern province of Basilan, 900 kilometres south of Manila, the department of health said. The Philippines was declared […]

Health

Nigeria targets polio certification by 2020 — NEC

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2019 0

Abuja – National Economic Council (NEC) says Nigeria is making conscious efforts toward achieving polio certification by the year 2020. The information was conveyed by Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra, while briefing State House correspondents after the NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said […]

News Nigeria

Rotary International continues ‘end polio now’ project in Abia

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2018 0

Rotary Club of Umuahia North, Zone 5, District 9142 has continued its ‘End Polio Project’ of Rotary International in Umuahia Abia state. The ceremony took place Wednesday at Plaza Hotel with Rotary prayer kicked off by the Club President, Rotn. Chukwudi Ibegbulam, while the Assistant Governor Zone 5, Rotn. Chimdi Oluoha made his opening speech […]

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Accompany polio immunization officials – Bauchi Emir charges ward heads, as polio resurfaces

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2018 0

The Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu has emphasized the need for ward heads to always accompany house to house teams during immunisation plus days to avoid non compliance by households. The Emir’s call came as circulating vaccine derived polio virus type 2 has been confirmed in Bauchi local government area of the state. […]

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Achieving polio eradication in Nigeria: Prospect and challenges

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2018 0

For more than two decades, polio had continue to constitute an intractable challenge to global public health and indeed the African Region. Polio was endemic in most countries in the African Region in the 1990s, with 12,000 cases reported each year in the Region. The virus was resilient and intimidating. In 2008, the World Health […]

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Polio: 6 Govs, Northern monarchs okay partnership with Dangote, Gates

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2018 0

In a bid to get Nigeria certified polio free, six states in the Northern Nigeria and prominent royal fathers from the region have renewed their commitment to delivering life-saving vaccines to their children through routine immunization, as part of their partnerships with the Dangote Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other developmental partners […]

Health

Revealed: 57.3 million people suffer annually from malaria

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2018 0

The World Health Organisation, WHO, has revealed that Malaria remains the leading killer disease around the world with a total of 57.3 million people being infested annually with the mosquito-borne infectious disease. A representative of the WHO Dr. Rex Mpazanje who spoke on Thursday in Abuja during a two-day conference on capacity building for health […]

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Rotary gives $49.5 million to help eradicate polio

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2017 0

With just 11 confirmed polio cases so far in 2017, the world is on the brink of eradicating polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children each year. To recognize this historic progress, Rotary clubs worldwide will host events in conjunction with Rotary International’s fifth annual World Polio Day celebration on […]

Health

UNICEF to immunise 116 million children in Africa against polio

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2017 0

As part of efforts to wipe out polio in Africa, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), says at least 116 million children will be immunised from coast to coast across the continent next week, as regional emergency outbreak response intensifies. The exercise according to UNICEF, will be conducted by more than 190 000 polio vaccinators […]

Health

World Bank Approves USD200 Million to Fight Polio in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2015 0

The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved has US$200 million of International Development Association (IDA) additional financing for the final push to eradicate polio and sustain routine immunization for children under five years and women of reproductive age in Nigeria. Nigeria is making significant progress towards polio eradication, with no new cases

Today In History

1958: Salk Announces Polio Vaccine

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2015 0

On March 26, 1953, American medical researcher Dr. Jonas Salk announced on a national radio show that he has successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis, the virus that causes the crippling disease of polio. In 1952- -an epidemic year for polio–there were 58,000 new cases reported in the United States, and more than 3,000 died […]