polio in nigeria

The ongoing polio immunization in the country has been rejected by some communities in Jos North Local Government of Plateau State, saying vaccines should be replaced with food as they are hungry. This was disclosed by Mrs Hannatu Davat, the Local Immunization Officer, who said they have...

President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has released N9.8 billion for polio eradication and immunisation programme. Dr Emmanuel Odu, Acting Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) made this known on Friday in Abuja during a news conference on the...

The World Health Organization, WHO, has confirmed a third case of polio in Nigeria, Rotary Club said on Monday. A crippled toddler was found in an area newly liberated from Boko Haram Islamic extremists. Nigeria was declared polio-free last year but two cases were discovered last month...

Wild Polio Disease is reportedly back in Nigeria because boko haram terrorists prevented kids from getting vaccinated. According to THE VERGE, the new cases are both in Borno, where half a million kids haven’t been vaccinated because Boko Haram controls the area, according to Stephen Cochi...

Two new cases of Wild Polio Virus have been reported in in Gwarzo and Jere Local Government Areas of Borno State. According to GUARDIAN Newspaper, a top health official said that the country has decided to term it a ‘suspicion’, while it seeks the best approach to break the news to the...