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Pupils from Berea Government Primary school celebrating EPI@50

Lesotho Celebrates EPI @ 50, World Polio Day, and Launch of IPV2

Berea District—The vibrant community of Mamatebele, located on the…
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Five regions in Ethiopia conducted- Polio vaccination with nOPV2 vaccine to reach over 5.6 million children

Five regions in Ethiopia conducted- Polio vaccination with nOPV2 vaccine to reach over 5.6 million children

Ethiopia conducted a polio vaccination campaign in five regions (Afar…
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Zimbabwe Establishes Local Laboratory for Polio Surveillance

Harare – In a significant step towards strengthening its public…
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Strengthening Zimbabwe’s Expanded Programme on Immunization: Addressing Data Quality Challenges

Harare – In public and global health, accurate data is a cornerstone…
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Sahel, Lake Chad Basin countries coordinate joint polio eradication plan

Sahel, Lake Chad Basin countries coordinate joint polio eradication plan

Brazzaville/Dakar — In a significant move to combat the ongoing…
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Underway Polio immunization in Makheta, Blantyre

“A Triumph of Dedication: Eradicating Polio in Malawi”

In February 2022, a single case of Wild Polio Virus 1 sent shockwaves…
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Environmental Surveillance in Lesotho

Establishment of Environmental Surveillance in Lesotho

To improve the sensitivity of polio detection and response, the…
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Strengthening Polio Surveillance in Namibia

Strengthening Surveillance to Maintain Namibia’s Polio-Free Status

Poliovirus surveillance is one of the key pillars of the global…
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A polio outbreak response in Tigray with the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) vaccine: used as an opportunity to enhance the routine immunization

Polio vaccination with nOPV2 vaccine successfully completed in Tigray: Used as an Opportunity to Enhance the Routine Immunization

Two rounds of polio vaccination campaigns were conducted using…
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Polio vaccinations in Tanzania.

Timely outbreak response, enhanced surveillance halts wild poliovirus transmission in Southern Africa

Brazzaville/Lilongwe/Maputo – Following thorough assessments in…
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