The World Health Organization says a case of wild polio has emerged in Africa for the first time in five years. Malawian health authorities declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type one after a case was detected in the capital Lilongwe. The poliovirus paralysed a three-year-old girl. The last known case of wild polio in Africa occurred…
The Africa Regional Certification Commission has declared the continent free from polio. The certification document was signed by sixteen members of the ARCC of Poliomyelitis Eradication. This followed the successful completion of wild polio vaccination in Nigeria, which is the last polio stronghold in Africa. Less than ten years ago, Nigeria had accounted for more than half…