01/06/2011
1 June 2011 – Nigeria has nearly tripled the proportion of children covered by routine immunization between 2006 to 2010, according to a new national study. The increase took place against the backdrop of aggressive supplementary immunization campaigns to...
28/05/2011
Declaration at Deauville Summit underscores need for 'special focus' and 'renewed momentum'
28 May 2011 - G8 leaders unanimously re-affirmed their commitment to polio eradication at this year's G8 Summit in Deauville, France, on 26-27 May. In its decl...
27/05/2011
As part of efforts to prepare for the polio post-eradication era, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners have facilitated the development and transfer of new polio vaccine technology to vaccine production facilities in India and the Republic...
19/05/2011
Global eradication of polio cannot be achieved without the support of the people living in polio-affected communities. A community forum, as recently held in three districts of eastern Chad, allows communities to ask questions, express concerns , make sugg...
17/05/2011
One year after launch of new plan, infected countries and donors review effectiveness of strategies and agree on essential steps to finish the job quickly
17 May 2011, Geneva, Switzerland - As international public health leaders gather in Geneva this...
13/05/2011
The Hausa people have a saying: When you shave a man’s head, it is getting the last hair that is the most difficult. So it is with eradicating polio.
Dr Muhammad Pate, Executive Director of Nigeria’s National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, blo...