ehealth Africa Commits to promoting early detection of Vaccine Derived Polio Virus through Lab Support

Nigeria may have been declared a polio free nation but the Variant Poliovirus Type 2 strain transmission still lingers. Nigeria reported 168 cases in 2022. This has made further interventions crucial particularly around early detection. The growing cases in a number of African countries require a focused effort to strengthen polio laboratories that can effectively

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