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Qatar Bans Nigerians Without Polio Certificate by MRLINGTON(m): 7:21am On Aug 03, 2015 |
Qatari government has banned travellers from Nigeria who have no valid certificate of vaccination against Wild Polio Virus, WPV. At the weekend, many Qatar-bound passengers were shell-shocked when they were turned back to their respective countries for not possessing valid proof of having been vaccinated against the virus. Only recently, the World Health Organisation, WHO, declared polio as a resurging public health emergency currently ravaging 10 countries worldwide. Although WHO mentioned Pakistan, Afghanistan, Cameroon and Syria as posing the greatest risk of exporting the virus, Nigeria, which only last week celebrated its first year without polio, was curiously included on the list. WHO said for urgent travel, at least, one vaccine dose should be given before departure, while all travellers are to obtain certificates of vaccination. As a result, the Department of State Services, DSS, has drawn the attention of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, to the fact that reports availed the service has revealed that Qatari authorities have resolved not to go back on its ban against all Nigerian citizens travelling to Qatar without valid certificate of vaccination against polio. The ban, according to the DSS took effect from June 29, 2015. According to the report, the precautionary measure is to guide against the spread of the disease in that country. Deputy Director and Chief Press Secretary in the FCTA, Muhammad Hazat Sule, who confirmed this in a statement yesterday said in view of the above, Permanent Secretary in the FCTA, Engineer John Obinna Chukwu, has intimated stakeholders and intending travellers, particularly those resident in the FCT on the need to obtain duly signed and stamped yellow book on polio and other communicable diseases. Chukwu said obtaining the yellow book on polio and other communicable diseases is very necessary to avoid embarrassment at the port of entry into the country. SOURCE: nationalmirroronline.net/new/qatar-bans-nigerians-without-polio-certificate/ cc: lalasticlala ishilove |
Re: Qatar Bans Nigerians Without Polio Certificate by Olamitisoji(m): 7:22am On Aug 03, 2015 |
Ok |
Re: Qatar Bans Nigerians Without Polio Certificate by eleko1: 7:26am On Aug 03, 2015 |
.Obey ur host country law. |
Re: Qatar Bans Nigerians Without Polio Certificate by vivypretty(f): 7:38am On Aug 03, 2015 |
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Re: Qatar Bans Nigerians Without Polio Certificate by Demmocrats(m): 7:42am On Aug 03, 2015 |
Re: Qatar Bans Nigerians Without Polio Certificate by Nobody: 7:45am On Aug 03, 2015 |
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Re: Qatar Bans Nigerians Without Polio Certificate by Nobody: 8:04am On Aug 03, 2015 |
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