Health
African region declared free of wild polio – Health Europa
The Africa Regional Certification Commission certified the WHO African Region as wild polio-free after four years without a case.
With this historic milestone, five of the six WHO regions representing over 90% of the worlds population are now free of the wild poliovirus, moving the world closer to achieving global polio eradication. Now, only two countries worldwide continue to see wild poliovirus transmission: Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Eradicating polio
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) congratulates the national governments of the 47 countries in the WHO African Region for todays achievement.
WHO Director…
-
General18 hours agoChina and Philippines trade blame over latest South China Sea clash
-
Noosa News22 hours agoBrisbane rising on global rankings, but still behind southern capitals
-
General18 hours agoSmall plane crashes into San Diego neighbourhood, setting homes and vehicles on fire
-
Noosa News8 hours agoTully Sugar Mill celebrates 100 years of cane harvesting amid floods and cyclones