WHO Urges African Governments to Sustain Efforts in Polio Eradication

The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked governments in Africa to keep up the momentum in the effort to eradicate all forms of polio that cause paralysis and death for the people.

In a message by the Regional Director, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, to mark this year’s World Polio Day, the organisation said the region has reached significant milestones, including the notable success of Madagascar, which has now gone a full year without detecting circulating variant poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1).

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