Overcoming the Final Hurdles

19/02/2016

No child has been paralysed by wild poliovirus in Nigeria since July 2014; but keeping children safe against this disease is just as important as ever. WHO/L.Dore.

On the 9 – 10 February, the Expert Review Committee on Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization (ERC) met in Nigeria to review progress towards polio eradication and to underline the urgent need to keep up the momentum in the face of remaining risks.

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