Tag: polio
Edo Polio-free since 5 years — Director
BENIN - The Director of Disease Control, Edo Ministry of Health, Dr Osamwonyi Irowa, on Friday said the state had been Polio free since...
Polio Declared Emergency as Conflicts Fuel Spread
By Simeon Bennett
The spread of polio to countries previously considered free of the crippling disease represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization...
Rotary seeks eradication of polio in Nigeria
ABUJA - The Rotary Club of Abuja on Saturday urged Nigerians to intensify the fight against polio virus by taking preventive measures through immunisation.
The President of the...
Bill Gates calls for sustained, collaborative efforts to eradicate polio
By SundiataPOST, Abuja
Founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr Bill Gates on Tuesday, called for sustained collaborative efforts of stakeholders to eradicate the wild...
Gates, Dangote set to eradicate polio in Nigeria by 2014
By SundiataPOST, Abuja The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in collaboration with the Dangote Foundation, is set to eradicate polio in Nigeria by 2014....