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Nigeria: UNICEF expresses concern on resurgence of polio in Lagos

Nigeria: UNICEF expresses concern on resurgence of polio in Lagos

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Published on 2025-05-01 02:35:00

 

 

 

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern on resurgence of polio in Lagos state. It identified low immunisation coverage, poor sanitation, and malnutrition as key factors responsible for its resurgencae and other vaccine-preventable diseases in the state.

Chief of the UNICEF Lagos Field Office, Ms Celine Lafoucriere, who spoke during the 2025 World Immunisation Week Advocacy Walk for Polio by Lagos State Government in collaboration with UNICEF, said…

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