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Nigeria: Wamakko Wants Religious Leaders Mobilised for Polio Eradication
[Daily Trust] Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State has directed local government chairmen to mobilize religious and traditional rulers to sensitize the people about the importance of polio eradication in the state.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 13:03

Nigeria: Yuguda Decries Re-Emergence of Polio in Bauchi
[Daily Trust] Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State yesterday expressed sadness over report of a fresh case of polio in the state. Yuguda, who spoke at the launch of the May 2012 polio immunisation, said measures would be put in place to eraadicate the disease.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 11:57

Nigeria: Mark Directs Senators to Mobilise Constituents Against Polio
[Leadership] Senate President David Mark has directed all senators from Bauchi, Yobe and Jigawa states to move to their constituencies to monitor the on-going polio immunisation in their districts.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 15:11

Nigeria: Anambra Will Remain Polio Free, Says Obi
[Daily Trust] Awka - Anambra State Governor Peter obi has said that the state will remain polio-free as his government is determined to ensure that the disease does not surface in the state. He said this yesterday during a campaign for the eradication of polio. Obi, who was accompanied by his wife, Margaret, the state's Commissioner for Health, Prof. Linus Ilika and other cabinet members, kicked the exercise off by administering vaccines to some children. He maintained that any society that neglects its children and youths wou
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 13:21

Nigeria: Fashola , Amosun Unite Against Polio
[Leadership] Residents of Lagos and Ogun states yesterday defied the heavy downpour of rain that fell in the early hours of the day to participate in the partnership on advocacy against polio held at the border town between both states.
AllAfrica | 14-May-2012 12:41

Nigeria: Niger to Enforce Law Criminalising Refusal of Polio Vaccines
[Leadership] Niger State Government has reiterated its commitment to enforce a law criminalising the refusal of parents and guardians to allow their wards to be immunised.
AllAfrica | 14-May-2012 10:14

Nigeria: Polio Eradication - the Volunteer Community Mobilizers Network Fully Operational On the Ground in Kebbi State, Northern Nigers
[Unicef] New York - Selected from their respective settlements (villages), 200 volunteer community mobilizers (covering 200 high risk settlements) are now fully operational in Kebbi State, in northern Nigeria. Their mission is to reduce the percentage of missed children through targeted house-to-house interventions to generate demand for and acceptance of oral polio vaccine.
AllAfrica | 07-May-2012 18:56

Nigeria: 'We Will Ensure That Sokoto is Polio Free'
[Daily Trust] Sokoto - The Sokoto State government has reiterated its commitment towards the eradication of polio from the state. The state's Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto, who spoke at a workshop for traditional rulers in the state, said there is a need for enlightenment campaigns by community and religious leaders to sensitize their subjects to embrace immunization and other measures provided to eradicate polio from the state.
AllAfrica | 07-May-2012 13:19

Nigeria: Doctors March Against 'Embarrassing' Polio
[Daily Trust] Hundreds of doctors and survivors of polio virus Thursday morning marched through the streets of Abuja in efforts to "renew vigour" in a fight to break transmission of wild polio virus in Nigeria.
AllAfrica | 04-May-2012 05:06

Nigeria: Polio Immunizations Miss Hundreds of Thousands of Children
[Unicef] Abuja, Nigeria - While the proportion of missed children has shown a slightly decreasing trend in the last three rounds of Immunization Plus Days: 8.0% in December, 7.8% in February and 7.8% in March, hundreds of thousands of children continue to be missed during polio immunization campaigns in Nigeria.
AllAfrica | 03-May-2012 21:56

Nigeria: FG Earmarks Another N4.7 Billion to Eradicate Polio
[Vanguard] Abuja - As part of measures to ensure adequate immunization coverage in Nigeria, the Federal Government is set to commit another N4.7 billion in a new polio eradication emergency plan. Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, made this commitment during the ministerial platform in Abuja.
AllAfrica | 01-May-2012 12:28

Nigeria: Can We Really Eradicate Polio?
[Daily Trust] Here's what happens when one child is infected with poliovirus--200 other children catch the virus and each child excretes up to 3 million viral parts each day for up to 33 days.
AllAfrica | 01-May-2012 09:17

Angola: Rubbish Reduces 40 Percent of Efficiency of Polio Vaccination
[ANGOP] Luanda - Great amount of rubbish near by the sanitary units reduced 40 per cent of the effectiveness of vaccination against poliomyelitis in the country, says the Health Minister, José Van-Dunem.
AllAfrica | 30-Apr-2012 18:28

Kenya: Take Children for Immunisation, Clergyman Urges Locals
[The Star] A clergyman has urged Kenyans to take their children for vaccination to reduce the child mortality rate in the country.
AllAfrica | 26-Apr-2012 13:35

Nigeria: Is Country Serious About Polio?
[Daily Trust] Here's what happens when one child is infected with polio virus 200 other children catch the virus and each child excretes up to 3 million viral parts each day for up to 33 days.
AllAfrica | 26-Apr-2012 11:58

Nigeria: Niger Records First Polio Case in Three Years
[Daily Trust] Minna - Niger State has recorded a setback in its fight against the spread of polio virus following resurgence of the disease in Unguwan Biri of Bangi ward in Mariga Local Government Area of the state.
AllAfrica | 25-Apr-2012 12:06

Two New Wild Polio Cases Found in Sokoto
[Daily Trust] Sokoto - Sokoto State has recorded two new cases of the wild polio virus Type 1 and the cases were recorded at Helele and Waziri B areas of Sokoto North local government area where two girls were confirmed to have the virus, a government official has said.
AllAfrica | 25-Apr-2012 10:08

Nigeria: Wild Polio Virus Re-Appears in Niger State
[Leadership] The Niger State Commissioner for Health, Dr Ibrahim Sule, on Tuesday announced the discovery of one wild polio virus in the state after three years of virus-free status.
AllAfrica | 25-Apr-2012 08:52

Nigeria: 'Drastic Attitudinal Change Needed in Health'
[Daily Trust] Professor Oyewole Tomori, is the former vice chancellor of the Redeemer University, Ogun State, and the chairman of the Expert Review Committee on Polio. In this interview with Ruby Leo, he reveals that attitudinal changes in all stakeholders is required for Nigeria to see improvement in its health policies or its polio eradication measures.
AllAfrica | 24-Apr-2012 09:52

Nigeria: FG Kicks Out Polio Workers
[Daily Trust] Forty independent monitors have been kicked out of immunisation programme run by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency for failing to meet targets, Minister of State for Health Dr Mohammed Pate said.
AllAfrica | 23-Apr-2012 15:46

Nigeria: Etisalat, ESRI Partner On Polio Monitoring APP
[Daily Trust] Lagos - Etisalat has announced its partnership with the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) to deploy android based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications for the mapping of polio risk areas and tracking of routes covered by Polio immunization teams during vaccinations in the country.
AllAfrica | 23-Apr-2012 15:21

Nigeria: Polio - 40 Monitors Fired for Negligence
[Daily Trust] At least 40 monitors hired to collect real-time data monitoring progress in vaccinating millions of children against polio have been sacked for negligence.
AllAfrica | 22-Apr-2012 08:23

Kenya: Rotary Club Spends Sh100 Billion to Fight Polio
[The Star] ROTARY International's contribution to the global polio eradication effort is expected to reach $1.2 billion (Sh100billion) by the time the world is certified polio-free.
AllAfrica | 21-Apr-2012 11:01

Africa: Countries Team Up Against Polio
[Daily Trust] African countries will on Monday kick-start a move to unite against polio in order to help save the lives of millions of African children who die annually from childhood diseases and polio.
AllAfrica | 20-Apr-2012 10:43

Egypt: Govt to Target 12.5 Million Children in Polio Campaign
[IRIN] Cairo - Egypt will launch a four-day polio immunization campaign on 21 April targeting 12.5 million children under five, say officials.
AllAfrica | 17-Apr-2012 14:58

Nigeria: Vaccine Rejection 'Cheats' Children, Says Emir
[Daily Trust] Countless children are "cheated" when they are not allowed to get polio vaccine, the Emir of Hadejia, HRH Adamu Abubakar Maje, has said.
AllAfrica | 17-Apr-2012 08:28

Nigeria: Polio Claims 1Million Children Annually - Anyim
[Vanguard] Abuja - Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, yesterday said over 1 million children have lost their lives due to refusal by some parents to have them immunised.
AllAfrica | 17-Apr-2012 08:22

Nigeria: False Rumour On Vaccination Responsible for Children's Deaths
[Daily Trust] The Federal Government yesterday attributed the death of over one million children annually to false rumours and religious beliefs against vaccination in the country which have created doubts in parents' minds to refuse to vaccinate their children.
AllAfrica | 17-Apr-2012 08:19

Nigeria: Polio - Routine Immunisation Must Be Updated
[Daily Trust] Kaduna - To tackle the transmission of Wild Polio Virus (WPV), routine immunization officers in Kaduna have said that Routine Immunization (RI) must be updated and surveillance improved if polio is to be eradicated.
AllAfrica | 17-Apr-2012 08:19

Nigeria: Polio - Abia Govt Assures On Achieving Set Goals
[Vanguard] Umuahia - ABIA State governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has expressed determination of his government to meet targets set by the Bill and Melinda Gate Immunization Leadership Challenge Award for the Nigeria Governors Forum.
AllAfrica | 16-Apr-2012 14:04

Nigeria: Kano - 7.6 Million Children Immunised Against Polio
[This Day] A total of 7.6 million children were immunised against polio in Kano State during the just concluded second round of the immunization exercise in the state.
AllAfrica | 13-Apr-2012 11:26

Nigeria: 84,464 Children Immunised Against Polio in Jega
[Daily Trust] Birnin-Kebbi - A total of 84,464 children aged 5 and below were immunized in Jega Local Government Area of Kebbi State in the polio immunization exercise which ended on Sunday.
AllAfrica | 11-Apr-2012 12:36

Nigeria: Polio - Rotary Meets U.S.$200 Million Global Fund Challenge
[Daily Trust] Rotary International has met the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's $200 million match in funding for polio eradication, raising more than $202.6 million in the first quarter of this year.
AllAfrica | 11-Apr-2012 10:58

Nigeria: Sokoto Records Two New Cases of Polio
[Daily Trust] Two new cases of Type 1 Wild Polio Virus were last week recorded in the Sokoto South and North Local Government Areas of Sokoto State.
AllAfrica | 10-Apr-2012 12:03

Angola: Over 189,000 Children Vaccinated Against Polio
[ANGOP] Luena - At least 189,300 children from zero to five years old were vaccinated against polio, in eastern Moxico province, during the second phase of the national campaign held from March 30 to April 01.
AllAfrica | 08-Apr-2012 08:18

Nigeria: 'Borno Safe for Polio Immunisation'
[Daily Trust] Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state has assured all development partners and health workers deployed to the state for the immunization exercise to work without fear as peace has returned to the once troubled state.
AllAfrica | 05-Apr-2012 12:03

Nigeria: Immunisation - Kano Govt. Distributes 6.9 Million Doses of Vaccines
[Leadership] The Kano State government had released 6.9 million doses of polio vaccines for the second round of immunisation plus days in the state.
AllAfrica | 04-Apr-2012 07:22

Nigeria: Polio Vacine - Gombe Councils Solve Resistance Problem
[Vanguard] Gombe - Health officials in Gombe and Akko Local Government Councils in Gombe State on Tuesday said that they have solved the problem of resistance to application of polio vaccines in six wards of the councils.
AllAfrica | 04-Apr-2012 06:08

Nigeria: Community Leaders, Health Workers Reject Vaccine
[Daily Trust] Hadejia - Health officials in Jigawa State are battling with households rejecting polio vaccine after recording 45 cases of non-compliance in a single ward in Hadejia local government area on the first day of national anti polio campaign which kicked off at the weekend.
AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2012 13:53

Nigeria: Polio Campaign Launched in Borno
[Daily Trust] Maiduguri - The polio free torch campaign was yesterday launched in Maiduguri with a call on political, traditional and religious leaders to join in the fight against the disease.
AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2012 13:53

Nigeria: Polio - Committee Seeks Support of Lawmakers
[Daily Trust] Bauchi - The Bauchi State reactivation state mobilisation committee on immunisation has appealed to the Bauchi State House of Assembly to promote the campaign on eradication of Polio via legislation in order to encourage the public to get their children immunised.
AllAfrica | 03-Apr-2012 13:50

Nigeria: Polio - Mimiko Directs Councils to Release Funds
[This Day] Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State at the weekend, gave a matching order to chairmen of Caretaker Committee in the 18 local government areas of the state to release funds to fight against polio in order to complement the efforts of the state government to fight the killer disease.
AllAfrica | 02-Apr-2012 14:15

Nigeria: Second Polio Immunization Kicks-Off in FCT
[Daily Trust] The second round of a four-day polio immunization exercise kicked off in the FCT on Saturday.
AllAfrica | 02-Apr-2012 12:00

Nigeria: Governor Aliyu Optimistic Over Polio Eradication
[Leadership] The Governor of Niger State, Dr Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu has expressed optimism that the polio virus would be totally intercepted and eradicated in Nigeria by the end of the year. This is even as he urged other northern States, governments to work harder to achieve the target.
AllAfrica | 02-Apr-2012 11:46

Nigeria: Committee Seeks Support of Lawmakers On Polio
[Daily Trust] Bauchi - The Bauchi State Committee on Polio and Primary Health Care has called on the Bauchi State House of Assembly to promote the campaign on eradication of polio through a legislation.
AllAfrica | 02-Apr-2012 11:40

Nigeria: Sokoto Targets 811,385 Children for Polio Immunisation
[Leadership] The Sokoto State government says over 811,385 children will be immunised during the four-day National Immunisation Plus Days ( NIPDs) against polio which commenced on Saturday.
AllAfrica | 02-Apr-2012 10:49