On the 24th of October, Rotary International in partnership with APEN
organized a school's debate and walk-a-thon to commemorate the world
polio day. Chrisland schools, Cayley College, Oxbridge Tutorial College,
ST&T Regency College and Supreme Education Foundation participated
in this debate themed " The impact of Poliomylitis on Nigeria's current
socio-economic development is minimal" True or False? Chrisland school
Ikeja came 1st, with Cayley as 1st runner up and Oxbridge Tutorial
College as 2nd runner-up. Following this was a walk-a-thon on Saturday,
the 1st of November 2014 which kicked off from The National Stadium,
Surulere, Lagos. The following schools participated in the walk: Cuddly
Kids, Cedec International school and Chrisland school. It was a very enlightening event!
NIGERIA: POLIO CASES AS AT WEEK 42, 2014
As at October 17, 2014 Nigeria has:
6 confirmed WPV1 in 2 states compared to 49 cases in 9 states for the same period in 2013
- Date of onset of latest WPV case is 24 July, 2014
There have been no confirmed WPV3 since November 2012
20 confirmed vaccine derived poliovirus (cVDPV2) in 2 states compared to 1 case in 2013 for the same period
- Date of onset of latest cVDPV2 case is 17 August, 2014
Source- Rotary International Polio Fact sheet
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