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01 September 2022

Nigeria's Polio Journey to Zero

It's been three years now and Nigeria has not recorded a single case of wild polio. A network of frontline workers has been instrumental in achieving this.

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03 December 2021

A polio survivor mobilizes support for vaccination

In Kano, the Polio Survivors Group (PSG) has continued to raise awareness of the importance of vaccinating children against vaccine-preventable diseases

A woman vaccinating a child

Polio survivors work to boost immunization coverage

They survived polio and helped eliminate the wild poliovirus. Now, they’re promoting routine immunization in north-west Nigeria

A child receiving the polio vaccine

WHO and UNICEF congratulate Nigeria on ending wild poliovirus; call for strengthening of routine immunisation

This historic achievement signifies the end of the wild poliovirus across the entire African continent

A child receives a vaccine

Volunteers make polio eradication a reality

UNICEF Nigeria is working with volunteers to pioneer new models of community infrastructure that are delivering remarkable results

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Last mile to end polio in Nigeria

UNICEF is working closely together with key polio partners in Nigeria.

Baby is vaccinated against polio at home.

Japan gives US$ 33.3 million in emergency polio funding

New funding will contribute to emergency efforts in Nigeria and Lake Chad region to prevent spread of polio