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Strengthening Surveillance and Vaccine Uptake to Curb the Transmission of Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus in Kano State
17 Jan
By Bashar Abubakar
Strengthening Surveillance and Vaccine Uptake to Curb the Transmission of Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus in Kano State

Nigeria was declared wild poliovirus free in August 2020, however, despite Nigeria’s wild poliovirus free status, the country is still experiencing the transmission of circulating...

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Community Health Workers are the Backbone of Primary Healthcare Delivery: Rwanda’s Approach
19 Jul
By Bashar Abubakar
Community Health Workers are the Backbone of Primary Healthcare Delivery: Rwanda’s Approach

Health care should be equitable. This means it must be accessible to anyone, regardless of social class, or place of residence. For a pregnant woman...

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Nigeria is wild poliovirus free. What next?
03 Nov
By Bashar Abubakar
Nigeria is wild poliovirus free. What next?

On August 25, 2020 Nigeria and the African continent received what was undoubtedly cheering news amid a very turbulent year — the country and the continent are...

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Lessons from Kaduna: improving immunisation coverage through local emergency coordination centres
30 Sep
By Bashar Abubakar
Lessons from Kaduna: improving immunisation coverage through local emergency coordination centres

In the last three decades, the world has gone through a long and tough road in the push to eradicate the crippling wild poliovirus disease....

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The Joys of Motherhood: Young midwives enabling safe deliveries in Northern Nigeria
11 Dec
By Bashar Abubakar
The Joys of Motherhood: Young midwives enabling safe deliveries in Northern Nigeria

‘Delivering a baby is what gives me joy the most’, explains 26-year-old midwife Aliya Lawal Adam as she takes time out to attend to her...

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Simple but effective: The community mobilisers driving immunization in Borno State
17 Sep
By Bashar Abubakar
Simple but effective: The community mobilisers driving immunization in Borno State

Polio immunization in Nigeria has arguably received more consistent publicity than any other disease. The focus on eradicating polio via immunization has often taken centre...

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The last mile: On the frontlines of polio eradication in Kano State
20 Aug
By Bashar Abubakar
The last mile: On the frontlines of polio eradication in Kano State

In August 2016, the last poliovirus case in Nigeria was diagnosed in Monguno Local Government Area in the North-Eastern state of Borno. Since then, those...

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