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Investigations show infection is linked to a strain circulating in Pakistan’s Sindh province as WHO sends assistance. Malawi has declared an outbreak of polio after a young child in the country’s capital, Lilongwe, developed the disease in the first case of the wild polio virus in Africa in more than five years. “As long as wild polio exists anywhere in …

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday announced vaccinating Afghanistan returnees against polio for free as a preventive measure against the wild polio virus. “We have decided to vaccinate Afghanistan returnees with free Polio Vaccine – OPV & fIPV, as a preventive measure against Wild Polio Virus. We have decided to vaccinate Afghanistan returnees with free Polio Vaccine – OPV …

Africa wins battle against wild poliovirus, WHO announces; threat of vaccine-derived polio persists

Polio is a highly contagious virus and was endemic around the world until a vaccine was found in the 1950s. On Tuesday, 25 August, the Independent Africa Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication and the World Health Organization made a joint announcement that the African continent is now free of the wild poliovirus, after decades of work to eradicate it. …

As the world battles a pandemic, Africa has become polio free. With no recorded cases since 2016, the African region has received certification as wild polio virus free by the World Health Organization – and this is one of the greatest achievements in public health history. Delivering polio vaccines to every child in the African region and wiping out the …

‘A momentous milestone’: Africa now free from wild polio virus

Health authorities have declared Africa free of the wild polio virus after decades of efforts, a major step in the campaign to eradicate the crippling viral disease worldwide. She added: “We must take the lessons learned and best practices from eradicating wild polio virus to achieve Africa’s other public health goals and improve healthcare for all Africans.” Big day for …