67 h. ago UNICEF, Partners Organise Quiz Competition to Observe World Polio Day

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Kebbi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (KBPHCDA) and other implementing partners, has organised a quiz competition among primary and secondary schools in Birnin Kebbi to commemorate World Polio Day. The competition, held at the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) within the KBPHCDA office complex, aimed to […]

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6 d. ago Vaccine Hesitancy Fueling Polio Persistence – Katsina First Lady

The First Lady of Katsina State, Zulaihat Dikko Radda, has attributed the continued spread of the poliovirus in the state to vaccine hesitancy driven by misinformation, fear and mistrust among some parents and caregivers. Speaking during the commemoration of World Polio Day, the first lady lamented that despite Nigeria’s success in eradicating the wild poliovirus […]

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7 d. ago UNICEF, Rotary, other partners to create awareness on negative effects of polio

UNICEF and members of the Rotary Club of Bauchi Central on Friday organised a walk to create awareness on polio as well as commemorate the 2025 World Polio Day.

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1 week ago World Polio Day: Rotary, Àkárìgbò of Remoland sensitise communities at ‘keep Polio @Zero’ walk

TO mark World Polio Day, the Rotary International District 9112 embarked on a road walk in Sagamu to sensitise the public, especially mothers and guardians, on the need to immunise and vaccinate their children against polio. The road walk tagged ‘Keep Polio @ Zero’, which was about 10 kilometres, had Rotarians from Ijebu and Remo

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2 w. ago Kaduna govt targets 4.2 million children in measles, rubella vaccination campaign

The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board has commenced an integrated measles and rubella vaccination campaign today (Saturday), aimed at immunising more than 4.2 million children across the 23 local government areas of the state. The campaign, supported by UNICEF, the World Health Organisation (WHO), and other development partners, targets children between the ages of […]

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4 w. ago 1.9m children targeted in Nasarawa as UNICEF, partners flag off Measles

From Abel Leonard, Lafia   No fewer than 1.9 million children are to be immunized against measles, rubella, and polio in Nasarawa State, as UNICEF, in collaboration with the government and partners, flagged off preparations for the Integrated Polio-Measles-Rubella (MR) Vaccination Campaign.   The one-day media dialogue held on Friday, October 3, 2025, at De […] The post 1.9m children targeted in Nasarawa as UNICEF, partners flag off Measles-Rubella, Polio Vaccination Campaign appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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