President Goodluck Jonathan on monday emphasised the commitment of the Federal Government in ensuring the eradicaton of polio in the country.
He gave the assurance at the Nigeria Polio summit with the theme,“Polio End Game, Let Us End It Now’’.The President was represented by the Minister for Health,Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu.
“I once again reaffirm our commitment towards safeguarding the health of our children and halting the morbidity and mortality from vaccine preventable diseases.
“The time has come, indeed, for us to join hands to ensure that polio is eradicated in all our communities and our nation,” Jonathan said.
“As at the first quarter of 2014, only two cases of polio have been reported compared to 26 cases recorded same time in 2013.
“The North-West zone which used to be the epicentre of the epidemic was polio-free in 2013 except for Kano State,” he said.
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