Polio
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Health
Health Uganda
This Country Vaccinated Eight Million Children… in Three Days!
Through its polio vaccination campaign, Uganda vaccinated some 8 million children below the age of five in only three days, a much-needed exercise for the East African country to continue to keep children alive and in good health.
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Health
Health Nigeria
Official: Africa is Polio Free – and Survivors Helped Make it Happen
Nigeria was the last African country dealing with wild polio, and since it has finally eradicated the disease thanks to an intense vaccination campaign and the help from survivors, the continent is now officially free from the virus.