The World Health Organisation, WHO, late Friday announced
that polio is no longer endemic in Nigeria.
that polio is no longer endemic in Nigeria.
“This is the first time that Nigeria has interrupted
transmission of wild poliovirus, bringing the country and the African region
closer than ever to being certified polio-free,” the United Nations sub-body
said in a statement.
transmission of wild poliovirus, bringing the country and the African region
closer than ever to being certified polio-free,” the United Nations sub-body
said in a statement.
WHO quoted Global Polio Eradication Initiative, GPEI, the
public-private partnership leading the effort to eradicate polio, as calling
this stride a ‘historic achievement’ in global health.
public-private partnership leading the effort to eradicate polio, as calling
this stride a ‘historic achievement’ in global health.
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