The Kebbi Government on Friday reiterated its commitment to eradicating polio and the seven killer- diseases by ensuring that all children are immunised in all the 21 local government areas of the state.

As part of efforts to ensure Nigeria is declared polio free, Rotary Club of Ogudu GRA at the weekend vaccinated over 200 children in Ogudu community, Lagos State against the spread of the virus. Polio, also known as poliomyelitis and infantile paralysis, is a highly contagious viral infection that can lead to paralysis, breathing problems,…

Nigeria may be certified polio-free in 11months if it sustains the intense immunisation exercise nationwide, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has disclosed.

World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the discovery of a Type-2 Polio virus in Bauchi State. The state coordinator, Dr. Adamu Ningi, disclosed that the virus was discovered during the monthly collection of samples from different locations. He said that the CVDPV was formed at the Gwallaga mosque area, which links the three wards of…

The Abuja Commitment made by the Federal and State governments to provide active leadership on polio eradication activities including routine immunisation, is a debt owed to Nigerians, Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, in a statement on…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has approved the deployment of the $150 World Bank facility for polio eradication in the country. The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, who was among the quartet of officials that briefed State House Correspondents on the outcome of the gathering yesterday in…

Tests carried out by the World Health Organization following a suspected case of polio in Venezuela have ruled out any return of the crippling childhood disease, the UN agency has said. Polio has been eradicated for decades in the crisis-wracked country, with the last case of acute poliomyelitis reported in 1989, a former health minister…

Representative of Rotary International President, Mary Beth Selene, yesterday arrived in Nigeria to initiate a fresh financial support for polio eradication in Nigeria, among other projects. Selene, a member of Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton, Wisconsin, United States, said the new intervention is part of the global confidence that polio can be completed eradicated…

Delta State governor, Mr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has tasked relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state to redouble efforts toward achieving the goals of eradicating poliomyelitis, as the state has not recorded any outbreak of the disease in the last seven years. Okowa, who disclosed this during flag-off of the first round of the…

The Executive Secretary of National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, has said that Nigeria is regarded as a polio endemic country due to lack of access in some local government. He stressed the need to improve access in some wards and local governments in the country in order to interrupt wild…

The Country Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Wondimagegnehu Alemu, has expressed optimism that Nigeria could be granted a Polio-free certification by 2019, if no Wild Polio virus was detected in any part of the country within the period.

The Federal Republic of Germany and Nigeria has signed a 29.9 million Euros agreement in support of polio eradication programme in the country, a statement has said.