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Polio: 70m Children Vaccinated In Lake Chad Region – WHO

by Francis Okoye
10 months ago
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The World Health Organisation ( WHO  ) yesterday said that over 70 million children in high-risk countries of Burkina Faso,  Cameroon,  Central African Republic, Chad, Mali,  Niger and Nigeria have been vaccinated of poliovirus in 2024.

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WHO added that despite efforts, the polio virus persists in the Lake Chad Region and Sahel 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 5th) have been reported jointly in the countries around the Lake Chad.

WHO’s Country Representative, Dr Walter Mulombo, who made this known at a news conference shortly after a roadshow as part of the programme to commemorate the World Polio Day in Maiduguri, further said the circulating variant of the polio virus type 2 has decreased by 38 percent in Nigeria within a year.

“In Nigeria we have witnessed over 38 percent decrease in circulating variant polio virus type 2 cases between 2023 and 2024.

This signifies the great efforts by Government and partners to interrupt cVPV2 outbreak,” Mulombo, who was represented by Aisha Kadai said.

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The country representative said that the only reason why polio virus thrived was because of the inability of the stakeholders to vaccinate the remaining un- or under-vaccinated children in the communities.

 

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“I therefore want to add my voice to the call for greater community commitment to ensure that children get vaccinated,” Mulombo said.

 

The country representative insisted that the widespread of cVPV2 globally reiterates the reality that as long as polio exists anywhere, all countries will remain at risk.

 

He, however, expressed happiness over the collective efforts of the teeming stakeholders, noting that “more than 20 million people who would otherwise have been paralysed by this dreadful disease are walking.

 

“The work of the polio programme is now concentrated in some of the most complicated and fragile settings. Challenges to reaching all children with vaccines are serious, ranging from persistent violence, concealment, and  refusals to climate emergencies.

 

“The transmission of polio in conflict-affected areas in Gaza, Sudan, and Yemen is a stark reminder that where conflict debilitates health and sanitation systems, polio will inevitably appear unless we eradicate all forms of the virus.

 

“That is why this year’s World Polio Day is perhaps an opportunity not just to celebrate progress: but indeed, to re-garner support and commitment at all levels to finish the job once and for all.

 

“The heroic achievements by the volunteers, community workers, religious and traditional leaders as well as those who perished in the course of duty in eradicating polio virus should continue to be acknowledged and recognised,” Mulombo said.

 

 


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