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By foot, boat and bicycle, thousands of volunteer vaccinators in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) go to extraordinary efforts, sometimes at personal risk, to help eradicate polio.

DRC: The great lengths that polio vaccinators go to reach every last child

By foot, boat and bicycle, thousands of volunteer vaccinators in the…
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PRESS RELEASE - WHO and UNICEF congratulate Nigeria on ending wild poliovirus; call for strengthening of routine immunisation

Abuja, 25 August 2020 – WHO and UNICEF today congratulated Nigeria on…
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Africa eradicates wild poliovirus

Africa eradicates wild poliovirus

Brazzaville – The independent Africa Regional Certification…
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Polio vaccination campaigns was one of the strategies used to end the disease in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Celebrates Africa’s landmark achievement against Polio

FREETOWN, 25 August 2020 – Sierra Leone is celebrating a strategic…
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Administraion par Dr Salimata DRABO/OMS Burkina

Burkina Faso resumes polio vaccination campaigns under strict COVID-19 prevention measures

Brazzaville – Burkina Faso today concluded a four-day mass polio…
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Dr Braka is passionate about equal participation and leadership in public health

Gender-responsive leadership is central to end polio

Dr Fiona Braka, Immunization Team Lead for WHO Nigeria, speaks about…
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A vaccinator provides a young girl with an oral polio vaccine in Kano State, Nigeria, 2020

Africa’s wild polio-free status to be determined in August

Brazzaville – The independent Africa Regional Certification…
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Polio eradication expertise backs Africa’s COVID-19 response

Polio eradication expertise backs Africa’s COVID-19 response

Brazzaville – Expertise in polio eradication that has put Africa…
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Niger reports new polio outbreak

Niger reports new polio outbreak

Brazzaville, – Niger has reported a new polio outbreak that has…
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Nigeria’s polio community health agents take on COVID-19 detection

Nigeria’s polio community health agents take on COVID-19 detection

Bauchi, 16 April 2020 – A network of community health agents that has…
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