When Nigeria was certified free of wild poliovirus five years ago, it was a moment of pride not just for our country, but for the whole African region. I still remember that day vividly. After decades ...

Abuja and Nasarawa, Nigeria – In the neighbourhood of Kado Lifecamp on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital, 29-year-old Eucharia Joseph grips a cooler box and sets out for her day. Inside are oral ...

Two women in Gucha have been arrested for preventing their children from being vaccinated against polio. The women were arrested outside a church at Eburi village in Nyansara sub-location and are ...

Polio ravaged human bodies for hundreds of years, but the misery began to wane 70 years ago when two polio vaccines developed in the U.S. halted the virus’ spread. Many Georgians who caught polio in ...

Every Sunday after Mass at St. Kevin's Catholic Church in the suburbs of Sokoto, northwestern Nigeria, Fr. Nuhu Iliya and other priests stay around to speak with parishioners about polio: a highly ...

The world is so close to wiping out polio. But in 2025, there are signs that the virus is not quite ready to go the way of smallpox — the only disease eradicated by humans. Two countries are seeing an ...

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Gunmen shot and killed a female polio vaccinator on Thursday, the fourth this week in the latest surge of violence against efforts to rid the world of the crippling ...