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Tanzania launches an intensive Polio vaccination campaign in six border regions.

Rukwa- More than 3 million children in six border regions are…
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Vaccinated children showing off their marked figures

Phase 2 polio campaign- a timely intervention

Lilongwe - Malawi is running a second phase of a national polio…
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Group photo of all the participants at the Polio Outbreak Simulation Exercise (POSE)

Polio Outbreak Simulation Exercise (POSE) in South Africa

Polio, a disease targeted for eradication, has been a persistent…
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Health leaders vow to enhance response as Africa marks a year without wild polio detection

Health leaders vow to enhance response as Africa marks a year without wild polio detection

Gaborone – As the African region marks one year since the last…
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Protecting every child from poliovirus

Protecting every child from poliovirus

Abuja ‒ In the remote Nigerian village of Bororo-Kambari, five-year-…
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WHO Ethiopia hosts the Polio Outbreak Response assessment team

WHO Ethiopia hosts the polio outbreak response assessment team

ADDIS ABABA, 17 July 2023 | The polio outbreak response assessment (…
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Polio message placard

WHO calls for a high-quality supplementary vaccination campaign to boost polio immunity in under 15 children in Malawi

Lilongwe - The World Health Organization has called on government,…
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third round of polio vaccination campaign

Zimbabwe conducts third round of polio vaccination campaign

By Vivian Mugarisi Harare, Zimbabwe – The detection of wild polio…
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Once children are protected against polio, they are marked on their fingers to confirm their vaccination status

Africa’s polio certification commission calls for urgent action to bolster vaccination

Kinshasa – With 117 confirmed cases of circulating variant…
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Burundi launches first polio vaccination campaign in more than a decade

Burundi launches first polio vaccination campaign in more than a decade

Bujumbura – Burundi’s health authorities today launched the country’s…
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