WHO, CDC, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to safely re-launch mass preventive vaccination campaigns against yellow fever in Nigeria
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Centre for Disease Control (CDC), and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance will safely re-launch an accelerated series of mass preventive vaccination campaigns to protect Nigerians against…
Polio-free status: WHO warns Nigeria against complacency, calls for strengthening of disease surveillance
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against complacency as Nigeria celebrates Wild Polio Virus (WPV) eradication certification. WHO’s Country Representative, Dr Walter Kazadi, gave the warning at a news…
WHO declares Nigeria Polio free, says it’s a historic day for Nigeria, Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria free of wild polio, following the completion of documentation for the free status. The UN health agency disclosed this on its…
Nigeria’s three-year milestone takes Africa towards polio eradication
Nigeria marked three years free of endemic wild polio on Wednesday, with health officials saying the nation’s progress in fighting the crippling viral disease could result in the whole of…