Nigeria is intensifying its battle against the lingering threat of polio after a vaccine-derived variant resurfaced in parts of the North-West, raising concerns among health officials and policymakers. Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing State House correspondents after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Kashim […]
In the sweltering heat of Port Harcourt, where the cacophony of honking tricycles and bustling markets forms a steady backdrop to everyday life, one man led a quieter, but far more powerful movement. Armed not with a protest sign or political platform, but with a stethoscope, iceboxes of vaccine vials, and a heart full of […]
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 eradicated and, by this declaration, inching Africa towards a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 paralysis,” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]