WHO presents President Buhari with certificate delisting Nigeria from Polio endemic countries
It has been 15 consecutive months without any case of polio virus infection recorded in Nigeria. Consequently, the
World Health Organisation (WHO) has formally presented
President Muhamnadu Buhari with a certificate delisting Nigeria from the list of
polio-endemic countries
and will completely delist Nigeria from among polio infected countries
of the world if the current efforts were sustained till 2017. This was
the condition attached prior to presentation of the certificate.
The WHO Regional Director in Nigeria,
Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti, presented the certificate to Buhari on behalf of the Director-General,
Margaret Chan, at the State House Abuja yesterday reported
Guardian News.
