Nigeria, Others Face New Polio Outbreaks—UNICEF …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
Africa has seen 138 cases of poliovirus, with nearly half occurring in Nigeria, in 2024, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed.
Despite significant strides in reducing polio cases over the years, the prevalence of vaccine-preventable diseases such as polio, measles, diphtheria, and yellow fever remains a concern in regions with low immunization rates, such as West and Central Africa, where DTP3 (diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis) coverage has dropped to 69 percent from 72 percent in 2019. In 2023 alone, 506 polio cases were reported across the continent.
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