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Over 1.1 million children to be immunized in Ashanti

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate is targeting to immunize 1,184,860 children below five years against Polio as it joins seven other regions for a...

Polio vaccination begins September 10

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is to resume a nationwide campaign to vaccinate children under five years against the polio virus as part of...

Pandemic forces polio eradication group to suspend campaigns

The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt an unprecedented blow to the world's battle against polio, the head of the global organisation to combat the disease...

Africa is one-step away from wild polio eradication verdict

The African region completes a critical step towards wild polio eradication. As the independent commission to decide on the African Region's wild poliovirus-free status...

Two polio cases recorded in Ashanti Region

Two cases of polio have been recorded in the Ashanti Region as at the second week of February this year. Health Authorities are currently assessing...

Polio outbreak was because of poor sanitation practices – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has attributed the resurfaced Poliovirus outbreak reported in parts of the country in 2019 to poor sanitation practices in...

Three African countries halt polio outbreaks

Kenya, Mozambique and Niger have curbed polio outbreaks that erupted in different episodes over the past 24 months, allowing them to regain their polio-free...

Red Cross alarm over polio outbreak in Philippines after 19 years

The International Red Cross and its Philippine affiliate have warned of an "alarming comeback" of the polio virus in the country, prompting the government...

Greater Accra, Northern regions to embark on emergency polio immunisation

The Greater Accra and the Northern Regions are set to embark on a two-phased emergency polio immunisation exercise from September 11 to 14 2019. The...

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