Polio eradication: top priority for African leaders
NPI/UNICEF/WHO, Abuja, 2 February 2005 Polio eradication and health issues in Africa were a high priority for African Heads of State at the Fourth Ordinary Session of the African Union which…
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Every Child To Be Reached in The Next Round of Polio Immunization
NPI/UNICEF/WHO, Abuja, November 16 2004 – Every child must be reached during the upcoming National Immunization Days (NID) in Nigeria which kicks off on 20 November. As of November 12 2004,…
Kano State, Nigeria fully endorses OPV
Kano, Nigeria: 2 October 2004 – The Executive Governor of Kano State, Nigeria, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau has reiterated that the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) is safe for consumption by children. He…
Kano State Restarts Immunization Programme
2 August 2004 After almost one year of suspending polio immunization activities in the state, the Kano State Governor, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau made good his promise to restart the programme,…
WHO Facilitates First Public-Private Partnership In Support Of IMCI Strategy In Nigeria
7th May 2004 The World Health Organisation in Nigeria has facilitated the first public-private partnership, between the Government and Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) in support of Integrated Management of Childhood…