The Minister of Health, Dr Halliru Alhassan on Thursday says Nigeria will be certified polio-free this January.

Alhassan disclosed this to newsmen in Sokoto while reviewing some of the activities of his ministry in 2014.

According to him, no case of polio has been recorded in the country in the last six months, and this qualifies the country to be declared polio-free in line with global requirements.

“This is because only six cases of the wild polio virus were recorded in the last six months in Kano and Jigawa states.

” This feat is a remarkable departure from the nearly 52 WPV cases the country recorded during the same period under review in 2013.

“With this happy development, we are optimistic that Nigeria will be completing the six months required to be declared polio-free by this month,” the minister said.

” The country has indeed made tremendous progress in ensuring the total eradication of polio and it would be sustained.

” The Federal Government would sustain these successes; we have eradicated Ebola and Guinea worm, and polio is on the verge of becoming history in Nigeria,” Alhassan added.
He further expressed happiness that the nation was recording massive reduction in maternal mortality through the support of the Milllenium Development Goals.

Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/01/polio-nigeria-certified-polio-free-january-minister/#sthash.FvLj9TBh.dpuf

Good news on the way!

BILL GATES I KNOW YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD, BUT MAY HE BLESS YOU ALL THE SAME FOR HELPING US FIGHT POLIO.

It's good news for Nigeria very soon it would be announced that GEJ is the first incumbent president of Nigeria to be defeated in the general elections come 2015

#ChangeIsWhatWeNeed

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Good news. This shows that GEJ is working but some people have decided to be blinded to the reality on ground hence they result in spreading propaganda every now and then.

Nigeria frist, Nigeria always!
GEJ till Buhari go back to write his GCE!

ok

polio free Nigeria....
that's great...
Bro Jona at work

does that mean polio vacination will not be given to kids again? hmmm. 6 months may not be enough for Nigeria oooo. we know ourselves. thousands of new born daily even at the remote villages. this exercise should be continuous.

Are they absolutely sure?

White lie polio can never end in northeast and northwest.BTW why is he saying it now.Ministers saying all they can to ensure their Yoga is not beaten.
1.Transport Minister: Train or Rail transport will be stable did year
2.Agriculture Minister: Food production will increase by 200% in April.
3.Finance minister: More Nigerian buying cars and also did.

best news of the week. badt market cos i no go help vaccinate kids again fa

All thanks be to God,then mr president,then the mininistry of health and lastly all the citizens who adhered to the ministry of health.

So, is this supposed to be a good news for Nigerians? A beg, we have for the most part enough problems troubling us,

Make 'em park with this Polio issue one side...



iHope One party will not use this Polio Issue as a political advantage

I think our medical sector is getting there.. Glory to God

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anti_jonathans be like.

NIGERIA POLIO FREE. THIS JANUARY

That minister must be high on heroine or the likes.


There a hundred of kids in the north battling polio in the low standard hospitals available to the & one minister is claiming polio free Nigeria. Is this to impress Bill gates or the rest of the world? Cos I'm sure the minister is aware of the fact that Nigerians know he is lying.

Really?

TGod 4 dat

Going by: the high level of illiteracy baring early treatment of polio.

: the low standard of public hospitals especially in northern states.

Did U guys really think this milestone is currently possible?

Ask Urself. Was there any newly introduced polio eradication program in Ur vicinity that can trigger an achievement like this?




This stunt is a fresh lie on monday morning & I'm surprised U guys are accepting the ZOBO with total belief.





Mehn, e go easy to sell ZOBO for these people oooo.

Sounds like good news to me.

Yet people say nothing is done in the health sector. Someone is even saying it's propaganda when even Bill Gates has acknowledged the progress that Nigeria has had with regards to Polio. Some people are irredeemable.

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anti_change be like.

i can see this was framed by GEJ supporters, didn't even acknowledge bill gates, rotary club ikeja and others,
i am so pissed off

Good news that should have come much earlier if not for the refusal of vaccination by those states.

polio free my a.s.s. we get eye abeg, tell that to d blind.

good news... hope this is not for election

Are Yobe, Bornu and Adamawa states polio free? How do you effectively immunise in a war torn area or collect statistics? Government had better wake and smell the coffee!