World Polio Day 2022: Is Polio Becoming a Wicked Problem?
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“While polio exists anywhere, it’s a threat everywhere” — Ian Riseley, President, The Rotary Foundation Nigeria was declared wild poliovirus free on the 25th August…
Transitioning Polio Emergency Operations Centres to Strengthen Nigeria’s Health Security.
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By Ibukun Oguntola and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writers) Emergency Operations Centres, first used in Nigeria during the national polio response, were valuable…
Here’s How Malawi Responded to Wild Poliovirus 30 Years After Eradication
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By Josephine Chinele (Lead Writer) Her priest’s announcement was enough reason for Cecelia Yohane, a resident of Nchalo Chikwawa, to have her…
Strengthening Surveillance and Vaccine Uptake to Curb the Transmission of Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus in Kano State
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Nigeria was declared wild poliovirus free in August 2020, however, despite Nigeria’s wild poliovirus free status, the country is still experiencing the…
World Polio Day 2021: Delivering on a Promise of a Polio-Free World
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By Gabriel Oke and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writers) All diseases are devastating but poliomyelitis (polio), a scourge that impacted many countries, was…
Nigeria is wild poliovirus free. What next?
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On August 25, 2020 Nigeria and the African continent received what was undoubtedly cheering news amid a very turbulent year — the country and…
AVADAR: How digital health fast-tracked Nigeria's drive to eradicate polio
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Polio, a contagious disease caused by the poliomyelitis virus is transmitted primarily when stool from someone infected contaminates foods, drinks or water…
Africa eradicates wild poliovirus
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Brazzaville, 25 August 2020– The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication officially declared on Tuesday that the World Health Organization…
Getting to 100 percent: Enugu's fight to maintain its polio free status
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Veronica Asogwa is a petty trader in Abakpa Nike, one of the largest suburbs in Enugu State, southeast Nigeria. When the state…
Lessons from Kaduna: improving immunisation coverage through local emergency coordination centres
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In the last three decades, the world has gone through a long and tough road in the push to eradicate the crippling…
All hands on deck in Kano State as Nigeria on track to being declared polio-free
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Just five years ago, Kano State was arguably the epicenter of Nigeria’s polio virus epidemic, accounting for over 80% of total cases…
Nigeria: The long crawl to polio eradication - Op-Ed
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Editor’s Note: Today’s piece is an OpEd from renowned Virologist and Chair of Nigeria Expert Review Committee on Poliomyelitis Eradication and Routine…
Is this Nigeria’s Last Lap to Polio Freedom?
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In about six months, Nigeria will achieve what will arguably be one of her recent greatest public health achievements; being declared polio-free….
Health is Primary and Universal: Priorities for Nigeria’s Health Sector in 2019
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2019 in Nigeria is going to be quite a significant year, given the hotly contested presidential election taking place on February 16th…