Tag Archives: Polio Virus

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The African continent might be declared free of all three wild poliovirus types- 1, 2 and 3, following progress in Nigeria, the last country to record a case. The Africa Regional Certification Commission(ARCC), an independent body responsible for certifying the eradication of wild poliovirus in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The World Health Organisation has cautioned that a Vaccine Derived Polio Virus, remains an emergency for Africa where several children under 15 remain unvaccinated.     Vaccine-derived polio spreads mostly where vaccine coverage is low and there is poor sanitation. In this case, a child who is …