Polio – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Tue, 17 Dec 2019 19:41:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Polio – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 I Will Make Sure Delta State Remains Polio-Free – Ifeanyi Okowa https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-make-sure-delta-state-remains-polio-free-ifeanyi-okowa/ Tue, 17 Dec 2019 19:41:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=243534 Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to making sure the state is Polio-free. He revealed this as he received the International Observer Team of the Africa Regional Certification Commission led by Dr. Arienne King in Asaba. Okowa, who noted that the state had not recorded any case of polio for 9 [...]

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]]> Nigeria Is Targetting Polio Certification By Next Year — NEC https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-is-targetting-polio-certification-by-next-year-nec/ Wed, 30 Oct 2019 02:38:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=239614 National Economic Council (NEC) has said Nigeria is working towards achieving polio certification by next year. Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra said this as he briefed State House correspondents after the NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to Obaino, the main highlights were updates [...]

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]]> Abuja People Really Came Out For Our Polio Vaccination – Mathew Ashikeni https://www.theinfostride.com/abuja-people-really-came-out-for-our-polio-vaccination-mathew-ashikeni/ Fri, 29 Dec 2017 07:02:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=194555 The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said it has immunised about 800,000 under five children against polio during the just concluded Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Week in Abuja. Dr Mathew Ashikeni, the Executive Secretary, FCT Primary Health Care Development Board, disclosed this on Wednesday. “We gave virtually all vaccines required for children [...]

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]]> Katsina State Targets 2m Kids For Polio Immunisation https://www.theinfostride.com/katsina-state-targets-2m-kids-for-polio-immunisation/ Wed, 28 Jun 2017 21:53:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=169896 The Katsina State Government says it will immunise no fewer than two million children during the next round of Immunisation Plus Days (IPDs). Mr Abba Musa, the Assistant Health Educator, Katsina State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, made this known on Saturday in Katsina at a media focus group meeting. Musa said that the exercise meant [...]

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]]> Global Leaders Pledge $1.2B To Protect 450m Kids From Polio https://www.theinfostride.com/global-leaders-pledge-1-2b-to-protect-450m-kids-from-polio/ Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:14:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=167840 Global Health Leaders has reaffirmed their commitment to eradicate polio and provide $1.2 billion to finance efforts to end the disease. A statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja by Mr Geoffrey Njoku, UNICEF Communication Specialist, said the leaders gave the assurance at the Rotary Convention in Atlanta. [...]

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]]> Tiwa Savage Becomes Ambassador For Polio Eradication https://www.theinfostride.com/tiwa-savage-becomes-ambassador-for-polio-eradication/ Wed, 03 May 2017 09:48:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=163783 Nigerian music superstar Tiwa Savage is the newest face to join Rotary’s ‘This Close’ public awareness campaign for polio eradication. Tiwa Savage who is Nigeria’s biggest pop star according to CNN has joined the Rotary cause in achieving a polio-free world. Ms Savage will raise awareness about the vaccine-preventable disease. The Mavin singer administered a [...]

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]]> Taraba State Vaccinates 956,875 Children Against Polio https://www.theinfostride.com/taraba-state-vaccinates-956875-children-against-polio/ Sat, 12 Nov 2016 15:24:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=147847 Taraba Commissioner of Health, Dr Innocent Vakkai, said on Friday that 956,875 children in the state were vaccinated against poliomyelitis under the Third Polio Outbreak Response Campaign. Vakkai spoke in Ardo-Kola at the launching of the Fourth Polio Outbreak Response Campaign. According to him, the state was selected for the campaign, as Taraba was among [...]

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]]> FG Release N9.8b To Fight Polio https://www.theinfostride.com/corruption-in-the-house-has-gone-nuclear-abdulmumin-jibrin/ Mon, 22 Aug 2016 12:37:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=141092 The Federal Government has released N9.8b for fight the outbreak of polio in the troubled North-East region of Nigeria. The North-eastern part of Nigeria has been devastated by constant attacks from the dreaded terror group, Boko Haram. Recently, two new cases of polio were discovered by the government in Borno state, which has been the [...]

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]]> FG Confirm Fresh Polio Outbreak https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-confirm-fresh-polio-outbreak/ Mon, 15 Aug 2016 12:46:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=140302 The Federal Government has confirmed a fresh outbreak of the Wild Polio Virus (WPV) in Borno State. The two new cases were discovered in the in Gwoza and Jere Local Government Areas two years after Nigeria was declared polio-free. Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, in confirming the outbreak, blamed the resurgence of polio on [...]

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]]> Council Immunise 64,700 Children Against Polio https://www.theinfostride.com/council-immunise-64700-children-against-polio/ Sun, 10 Apr 2016 20:59:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=125372 Authorities at Babura Local Government Area in Jigawa on Sunday said that 64,700 children in the area had been immunised against polio. Information Officer of the council, Malam Sulaiman Doro, made this disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse. Doro said that the children were immunised in the last [...]

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]]> Jigawa LG Immunises 65, 061 Children Against Polio Virus https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-lg-immunises-65-061-children-against-polio-virus/ Sun, 06 Mar 2016 01:27:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=122071 A total of 65, 061 children were immunised against polio virus in Miga Local Government Area of Jigawa during the last round of polio immunisation. Malam Abdullahi Yakubu, the council’s Information Officer, disclosed this on Saturday in Dutse. Yakubu, who spoke on behalf of Malam Nasiru Zubairu, the Manager, National Programme on Immunization (NPI) in [...]

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]]> Over 4.5 Million Kids To Get Free Vaccination Against Polio – Ambode https://www.theinfostride.com/over-4-5-million-kids-to-get-free-vaccination-against-polio-ambode/ Thu, 03 Mar 2016 11:38:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=121869 Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor of Lagos state during a meeting with Olufemi Onanuga, special adviser on Primary Healthcare stated that over 4.5 million children within the ages of 0 – 5 will benefit from the free vaccination against polio. Ambode added that the Lagos state government will mount 752 fixed posts, use 2,189 house-to-house team members [...]

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]]> Kogi Has Been Free Of Polio In 6 Years – Blessing Ameh https://www.theinfostride.com/kogi-has-been-free-of-polio-in-6-years-blessing-ameh/ Sat, 20 Feb 2016 21:47:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=120965 Mrs Blessing Ameh, Health Educator, Kogi State Ministry of Health, said on Saturday that the state was free of polio for upward of six years without new cases. Ameh said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja, attributing the success story to routine polio immunisation exercises. The health educator [...]

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]]> World Health Organization Set To Declare Nigeria Polio Free https://www.theinfostride.com/world-health-organization-set-to-declare-nigeria-polio-free/ Fri, 23 Oct 2015 20:05:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=103380 The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to formally pronounce the delisting of Nigeria as a polio endemic country. The event, which is slated for the State House, Abuja, on October 26 will see the country hosting the Director-General of WHO, Dr. Margaret Chan, who will be represented by WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. [...]

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]]> Nigeria Delisted From WHO Polio-Endemic Countries’ List https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-delisted-from-who-polio-endemic-countries-list/ Sun, 27 Sep 2015 09:24:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101069 The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria has not reported a case of wild polio virus since July 24, 2014. “All laboratory data confirm that 12 months have passed without any new case in the country. “Nigeria has brought the world one major step closer to achieving this goal and it is critical that we [...]

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]]> Polio: Bill Gates Commends Nigeria’s Success Story https://www.theinfostride.com/polio-bill-gates-commends-nigerias-success-story/ Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:15:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/12/polio-bill-gates-commends-nigerias-success-story/   The world’s richest man and philanthropist, Bill Gates, has commended the Goodluck Jonathan administration for recording significant success in its fight against the endemic polio virus disease. The co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, took to his official twitter handle, @BillGates, to celebrate the success, noting that the success story recorded by [...]

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]]> Giant Of Africa, Nigeria Makes Steady Progress To Stop Polio https://www.theinfostride.com/giant-of-africa-nigeria-makes-steady-progress-to-stop-polio/ Tue, 14 Jan 2014 17:55:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=10534 A new global report on polio has shown that Nigeria has made considerable progress toward polio eradication in the last 1 year and 6 months. . According to the report published in the latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, MMWR, since late November 2013, no Wild PolioVirus 3 cases had been reported for more than [...]

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