The Lagos State Ministry of Health, the World Health Organisation (WHO), United States Children Fund (UNICEF), Belinda and Bill Gates Foundation and Rotary International among other organizations have swung into action to interrupt a new poliovirus outbreak in Lagos State, Nigeria. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr. Titilayo Goncalves, confirmed the outbreak of poliovirus in the state during an emergency press briefing in Lagos on Thursday. “It is our mandate to see a world free of polio and a Nigeria free of polio. “Nigeria has made remarkable progress in the fight against polio, having recorded 32 months without a wide polio outbreak. In 2019 alone, two countries have recorded about 29 cases, while Nigeria was on the last lap of being declared poliovirus free.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 13, 2019 18:56 UTC