Good News As WHO Declares Nigeria Polio Free

Nigeria has been declared a polio-free country by the World Health Organization (WHO), on Thursday.

In a tweet, the organization said that the country had submitted its "complete documentation for #WildPoliovirus free status" to the "Africa Regional Certification Commission for polio eradication (ARCC)."

It also stated that polio was only present in two countries in the world, bringing an end to the fight against the disease on a global scale.

The organization tweeted, "Today, Nigeria’s complete documentation for #WildPoliovirus free status was accepted by the Africa Regional Certification Commission for polio eradication (ARCC). 

"It is a historic day for Nigeria, Africa and the Global Polio Programme!"

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Today, Nigeria’s complete documentation for #WildPoliovirus free status was accepted by the Africa Regional Certification Commission for polio eradication (ARCC).

It is a historic day for Nigeria, Africa and the Global Polio Programme! pic.twitter.com/h2mEngkKXv

— WHO Nigeria (@WHONigeria) June 18, 2020

Speaking on the feat is the Director-General of the WHO, Margaret Chan, who said, “The outstanding commitment and efforts that got Nigeria off the endemic list must continue, to keep Africa polio-free. We must now support the efforts in Pakistan and Afghanistan so they soon join the polio-free world.”