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FCT: Polio immunization ends Dec 18 – Daily TrustThe FCT Primary Health Care Development Board (FCTPHCDB) yesterday began the Outbreak Response Round 1 to end on December 18, aimed at vaccinating children under 5 years against polio. The Acting Executive Secretary, FCT Primary Health Care Board (FCT-PHCB), Dr. Iwot Ndaeyo A., disclosed to reporters that the board has made available several doses of …
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Dangote’s Giant Strides In Ending Polio In NigeriaThe Dangote Group, over the years has continued to support the eradication of polio in Nigeria. Polio is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease. It is an infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis, most especially in the leg. Children not older than 5 years […]
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Polio: FCTA To Begin Free Immunization ExerciseThe Federal Capital Territory Primary Healthcare Board (FCT-PHCB) has announced the commencement of free polio immunization exercises for total eradication of poliomyelitis in the FCT. The director of pharmaceutical services of the board, pharmacist Abdulkazeez Idris, who disclosed this at a media orientation in Abuja yesterday, added that the exercise would hold between 26th and […]
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Kano free of polio in 53 months, says Commissioner of HealthKano state Commissioner of Health, Dr. Kabiru Ibrahim Getso on Saturday said Kano state has been free of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) outbreak for 53 months.
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Gates Foundation Boosts Polio Eradication In Nigeria With $75mThe federal government represented jointly by the Ministers of Budget and National Planning, Finance, and Health, yesterday announced a new innovative financing agreement with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation aimed at strengthening both routine immunisation (RI) and broader primary healthcare (PHC) services. Under the agreement, Nigeria will receive incentive financing of up to $75 […]
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