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Sierra Leone investigates isolation of poliovirus type 2

Freetown - 14 December 2020 - The Ministry of Health and Sanitation…
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Over 3.3 million children vaccinated in Chad in large-scale polio campaign

Over 3.3 million children vaccinated in Chad in large-scale polio campaign

N’Djamena – More than 3.3 million children have been vaccinated…
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Reinforcing key health services amid COVID-19

Reinforcing key health services amid COVID-19

Accra – Thousands of vaccinators fanned through villages and towns…
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Polio vaccination

WHO urges government to ensure that stopping Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus (cVDPV) remains an urgent priority for the National Polio programme

The World Polio Day was commemorated in Zambia on 23 October 2020…
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#Endpolio

WHO, UNICEF and ROTARY reaffirm their commitment to sustain Africa’s polio-free status by ensuring Ethiopia stays polio-free

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How to certify a region as wild polio-free: Interview with Professor Rose Leke

How to certify a region as wild polio-free: Interview with Professor Rose Leke

After the World Health Assembly passed a resolution to eradicate…
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UN RC (4th right), WR (3rd left), UN & WHO personnel presented gifts to last polio case and parents in Maiduguri-Photo credit_WHO Ogbeide.jpg

WHO Representative urges Borno, the last polio sanctuary, to remain vigilant despite Certification

Maiduguri, 23 September, 2020 -  The World Health Organization (WHO)…
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By foot, boat and bicycle, thousands of volunteer vaccinators in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) go to extraordinary efforts, sometimes at personal risk, to help eradicate polio.

DRC: The great lengths that polio vaccinators go to reach every last child

By foot, boat and bicycle, thousands of volunteer vaccinators in the…
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Polio vaccination campaigns was one of the strategies used to end the disease in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Celebrates Africa’s landmark achievement against Polio

FREETOWN, 25 August 2020 – Sierra Leone is celebrating a strategic…
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PRESS RELEASE - WHO and UNICEF congratulate Nigeria on ending wild poliovirus; call for strengthening of routine immunisation

Abuja, 25 August 2020 – WHO and UNICEF today congratulated Nigeria on…
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