Lagos Launches Statewide Polio Vaccination After Virus Detection in Makoko
By: Ayo Agbeoluwaye The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCB), in collaboration with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA),and other relevant stakeholders is set to commence a statewide Polio Outbreak Response (OBR) campaign following the detection of an orphan circulating Variant Poliovirus Type 2 (cVPV2) in Makoko, […]
UN to Administer Polio Vaccines in Gaza
United Nations agencies together with Palestinian health authorities began a large-scale campaign of vaccinations against polio in the Gaza Strip. Israel and Hamas agreed to brief pauses in their 11-month war to allow it to goahead after a first case of the virus in 25 years was registered in the enclave.The highly infectious virus is […]