Nigeria: Unicef Raises Alarm Over Polio Variant in Kano LGs
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The Lake Chad Basin connects millions of lives. Its waters nourish the land, connect communities and their hopes. But for too long, they have also carried a shadow, that of a virus that clings to its banks, crossing borders, and robbing children of their strength and their future: polio. The virus creeps in whenever vigilance falters: where vaccination fails, where conflict and displacement complicate access to care. But this year, five states (…
Fresh Polio Threat: UNICEF Raises Alarm Over Rising Paralysis Cases, Urges Media, LGs to Act
By Israel Bulus, Kaduna Despite years of progress in Nigeria’s battle against polio, UNICEF has raised serious concerns over a disturbing resurgence of the Type 2 variant poliovirus (cVPV2), warning that increased paralysis cases linked to the virus threaten to derail eradication goals. At a media dialogue held in Kaduna on Thursday, the Officer […] The post Fresh Polio Threat: UNICEF Raises Alarm Over Rising Paralysis Cases, Urges Media, LGs …
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