70m Children Vaccinated Against Polio Virus In Lake Chad Region — WHO

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The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Thursday, said that over 70 million children in high-risk countries of Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Niger Republic and Nigeria, have been vaccinated against polio virus in 2024.

WHO added that despite the efforts, the polio virus persisted in the Lake Chad and Sahel regions as a result of factors like insecurity, limited access to healthcare, and high levels of population movement, noting that in 2024 alone, 134 polio Type 2 detections (both in the environment and in affected people, as of September 5) were reported…

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