Tag: Polio
Nigeria’s polio eradication, a journey of leadership, hard work, commitment – Dr Shuaib
Nigeria’s Wild Polio Virus (WPV) eradication, a journey of leadership, hard work, passion and commitment. Dr Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director of the National Primary Health ... Read More
Polio eradication campaign gets $2.6 bn boost
Countries and donors have pledged 2.6 billion U.S. dollars to eradicate polio worldwide. Nearly half of the fund has been donated by Bill and Melinda ... Read More
FCT restates commitment to end polio in the territory
Malam Muhammad Bello, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has restated the administration’s commitment to completely eradicate polio in the territory. Bello gave the ... Read More
Nigeria To Be 24 Months Free Of Polio In August – WHO
Polio Immunisation The World Health Organisation (WHO) Coordinator in Cross River, Dr Thompson Igbu, says Nigeria would be polio-free by August 2018. Dr Igbu made ... Read More
Saraki Urges Nigerians To Embrace Preventive Healthcare Strategies
...Leads Senate Leadership to Immunize Children Senate President On Preventive Healthcare Strategies Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called on communities to embrace preventive ... Read More
WHO Confirms 3rd Case of Polio in Nigeria
The World Health Organization has confirmed a third case of polio in Nigeria, Rotary Club said Monday: a crippled toddler found in an area newly ... Read More
News Summary: TICAD, Sherrif Screens Aspirants In Ondo, Zamfara Killings And All You Need to Know Today 26/8/2016
President Buhari To Attend TICAD vi In Nairobi President Muhammadu Buhari is to attend the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Nairobi, Kenya ... Read More
Full Statements by President Muhammadu Buhari on the 2nd Anniversary of Interruption of Wild Poliovirus Transmission in Nigeria
Today, Nigeria is celebrating the second year anniversary of uninterrupted of wild polio virus transmission since the last case of wild poliovirus was reported in ... Read More
Nigeria Must Sustain Polio-Free Status President Buhari Says
Garba Shehu; Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja directed the Federal Ministries of Health, and Information and Culture, to reinvigorate its strategies in concert ... Read More
Address By President Buhari At The Signing Of Updated Abuja Commitment On Polio Eradication At The Presidential Villa
PROTOCOLS I am pleased to welcome you all to this meeting on a matter that is very important to all of us. The issue of ... Read More
President Buhari’s Statement to Mark Nigeria’s De-listing as a Polio Endemic Country
President Muhammadu Buhari, Commander In chief of The Federal Republic of Nigeria It is with great pleasure that I receive you and your team today ... Read More
Polio Virus Immunization In Kano
By Mansour Aliyu Hassan The collective effort by various stakeholders under the transformation agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan in the Health sector has assisted in ... Read More
Ene Ogbe On The Road to Uhuru
You may wish to call this report a story of from ‘grass to grace’ The story of Ene Ogbe, a female polio victim compelled ... Read More
Kogi Govt Addresses Task Force on Polio
By Solomon Ayedehin The Kogi State Government has reiterated its commitment to sustaining all health related programmes for the benefit of the people. The State ... Read More
4th Round of Immunization Flag-Off in Nasarawa
By Charity Godwin Ashiki The Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Damishi Luka Barau has called on the parents and guardians in the Country to cooperate with ... Read More
Governor Yero Talks Polio Immunization
By Sulaiman Abdullahi Rigachikun Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero of Kaduna State says the State Government is committed to the eradication of wild polio virus in ... Read More