Despite the gale of dark cloud hovering over the country, there’s something to cheer. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) owned by Billionaire businessman Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, the University of Minnesota and the United States Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Policy have commended Nigeria for transparency in the latest world... Read More

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September 30, 2016

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Polio: FG releases N9.8 billion for immunisation

The Federal government has released the sum of N9.8 billion for polio eradication and immunisation programme. Acting Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Emmanuel Odu, said this on Friday in Abuja at a news conference. The action by the Federal Government is in reaction to two new cases of polio in the country.... Read More

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September 15, 2016

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Kaduna govt warns parents to immunise children against polio or face prosecution

The Kaduna State Government has said parents who fail to allow their children below the ages of five to be immunised will face prosecution. In a statement by the Special Assistant to Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Media and Publicity, Samuel Aruwan, on Thursday, the state government said it would not tolerate parents destroying the future of their... Read More

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August 12, 2016

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Polio: FG, WHO begin vaccination

The Federal Ministry of Health in conjunction with WHO, UNICEF and partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have rolled out an emergency Polio immunization campaign in Borno, an official said. The UNICEF Chief of Communication, Doune Porter, said in a statement in Abuja on Friday that the campaign would commence in the accessible parts of... Read More

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