Tag: Polio
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Apprehension across Africa after more new polio cases linked to vaccine
London, Nov. 26, 2019 (AltAfrica)-African countries have expressed serious apprehension after four more countries reported new cases of polio linked to the oral vaccine, as global health numbers show there are now more children being paralyzed by viruses originating in vaccines than in the wild. In a report late last week, the World Health Organization ... -
Nigeria, other Africa countries on the threshold of polio free certification
London, August 24, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Nigeria and other African countries have reached a threshold – three years with no case of wild polio virus detected. This begins the short step to declaring the continent free of wild polio. This three-year landmark sets in motion a comprehensive evaluation process by the Africa Regional Certification Commission to determine ... -
WHO to declare Nigeria polio free
London, July 24, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is set to declare Nigeria a polio free country after almost three years without new case This is according to a statement by Mr Charity Warigon, Media and Communication Expert for WHO Nigeria, in Abuja on Tuesday. Warigon quoted Mr Clement Peter, Officer in ...
Inside the training camp of Akashinga, Zimbabwe’s armed, all-women anti-poaching rangers
Inside the training camp of Akashinga, Zimbabwe’s armed, all-women anti-poaching rangers
Spending on Artificial Intelligence Systems in Africa, Middle East to top $374 million in 2020
Celebrating Congolese doctor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the man behind breakthrough of Ebola cure