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12 lip 2012 · In 2006, Nigeria had the greatest number of confirmed cases of polio worldwide. However, with the implementation of a more “collaborative approach,” incorporating other vaccines and health incentives such as bed nets, the number of polio cases declined.
1 lip 2012 · This article is an analysis of the boycott of the polio vaccination campaign in northern Nigeria, which has indefinitely stalled global polio eradication targets.
12 lip 2012 · While lameness associated with polio has long been known in Nigeria, during the colonial period immunization efforts focused mainly on expatriates. Later, with the implementation of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation during the 1980s, polio vaccination was included as part of primary health care.
Since 3 September 2013, indigenous wild poliovirus circulation has been restricted to Northern part of Nigeria [3]. On 25 August 2020, Nigeria became last country in Africa to be certified free from wild polio, after the continent’s last case was reported in Borno, north-eastern Nigeria four years ago [4]. This implies that only Afghanistan ...
It is an all-encompassing strategic plan that clearly outlines measures for eliminating polio in its last strongholds and for maintaining a polio-free world. Use this interactive timeline above to trace the history of polio from 1580 B.C. to the present.
1 wrz 2022 · Nigeria's Polio Journey to Zero. It's been three years now and Nigeria has not recorded a single case of wild polio. A network of frontline workers and traditional leaders have been instrumental in polio eradication and strengthening community health systems.
29 paź 2021 · In August 2020, Nigeria was declared free of the wild poliovirus by the WHO and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). This review assesses the available evidence on issues with Nigeria’s efforts and challenges towards the fight against poliomyelitis such as the wild poliovirus (WPV) and vaccine-derived poliovirus ...
