POLIO
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News Africa
Malawi records first wild polio outbreak in Africa in years
In Africa, the landlocked country of Malawi, has reported the first wild polio outbreak on the continent in several years.…
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News Africa
Cameroon detects 2 cases of polio
Cameroon has launched an awareness campaign among the population after two cases of polio were detected in Yaounde, health officials…
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HEALTH
Bawumia holds talks with Bill Gates on polio immunisation
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday, September 14, 2020 held discussions via zoom with Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Ghana’s progress…
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News Africa
Africa to be declared free of wild polio in ‘milestone’
Africa is to be declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission. Polio usually…
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HEALTH
Poliovirus detected in Koforidua – GHS
The Ghana Health Service has detected a strain of Poliovirus (Polimylitis ) in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional Capital. The polio…
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HEALTH
Over 2million Ghanaian children not protected against polio
It has been revealed that over two million Ghanaian infants are at risk of been infected with poliomyelitis and needed…
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HEALTH
Ghana Health Service issues polio alert
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued an alert over a rare type of polio, poliovirus type-2, which has been…
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