Also, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization (SAGE) is meeting this week to discuss polio vaccines and other ...

He noted that despite strong political commitment, Nigeria has continued to face operational challenges hindering the complete eradication of poliovirusNigeria has spent $500 million on polio ...

The Federal Government has announced plans to increase the share of the consolidated revenue fund allocated to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) from two to five per cent, to ...

Coordinating Minister of Health, Prof. Ali Mohammad Pate, has expressed worry over the emergence of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) in Kano. Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate. Photo ...

Getting multiple doses of the vaccine will protect against both wild and circulating variant polioviruses. As of January 2025, cases of circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV-2) have been ...

The OPV consists of live-attenuated virus of the three serotypes. OPV has been very effective, and its introduction has dramatically reduced morbidity and eradicated the wild virus from most of ...