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Nigeria declares polio outbreak as a national public health emergency.

(L-R) Dr Rex Mpazanje of WHO, Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of State for Health and Professor Adewole at the press briefing
18 August 2016

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Dr Sule Meleh briefing the external surveilance review team at Borno Polio EOC
18 August 2016

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