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/


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.Obey ur host country law.

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What is Qatar

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