The Federal Government has declared polio a public health emergency and initiated vaccinations in Borno State, as part of efforts to contain further outbreaks of the crippling and potentially deadly infectious disease.
According to a statement from the Director, Media/Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), Mrs Boade Akinola, the polio emergency came as the World Health Organisation (WHO), pledged to support Nigeria in eradicating the disease from the country. The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole announced the Federal Government’s plan to contain polio at the 66th Session of the WHO Regional Committee meeting for Africa which took off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Saturday.
After the opening of the meeting, Adewole told newsmen that vaccinations would similarly commence in two additional states from Monday 22, August, 2016, to be followed by 18 other states.
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