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ines. Areas where there is instability and weak governance are particularly vulnerable. Polio was limited to a few isolated regions of Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia and Syria but due to intensifying conflict and low immunization levels the disease was able to spillover to neighboring states E

rs, prominent politicians such as General Buhari, and even Datti Ahmed. During these trips, the complexity of the issue at hand became apparent. In Sokoto, for example, Gambari realized that although the Sultan of Sokoto is traditionally the spokesman for the Muslims of the region, he is also the head

and six weeks of field work across 10 states in northern Nigeria. These states include Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi. The field work for this report was carried out by local journalists and interlocutors who could safely and responsibly navigate the risk

Confidential Barriers to Polio Eradication in Nigeria A Situation Assessment Prepared for The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation April 2014 EFTA00586330 Confidcntial — Not for distribution or circulat

rs, prominent politicians such as General Buhari, and even Datti Ahmed. During these trips, the complexity of the issue at hand became apparent. In Sokoto, for example, Gambari realized that although the Sultan of Sokoto is traditionally the spokesman for the Muslims of the region, he is also the head

, and six weeks of field work across 10 states in northern Nigeria. These states include Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, Agawa, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi. The field work for this report was carried out by local journalists and interlocutors who could safely and responsibly navigate the risk

pportunities related to international peace, security and development. Africa Nigeria: As a result of suicide attacks on five churches in northern Nigeria that killed 150 people -- considered to be the work of the Islamist group Boko Haram -- and the rise in sectarian violence in the oil-rich southern

ired colonel and one-time Aide de Camp to former military President General Ibrahim Babangida, is a prominent northerner and cousin to the Sultan of Sokoto, Nigeria's highest Muslim spiritual figure. Sudan: A $2.4 billion deficit and 30 percent inflation rate, combined with pressure from the Internatio

are concerned that a successful eradication of polio would bring an end to the campaign and therefore a significant reduction in their revenue. In Nigeria, my information ( albeit preliminary )is that it is not yet clear if health workers and health centers have been specifically targeted, or if they h

gaged " to inform and "turn" public opinion. (For example, in Nigeria the influential religious and political leader Alhai Abubakar Saad, Sultan of Sokoto, has come out in favour of the polio eradication campaign.) Special efforts should be made to reach the remote areas, i.e. in the past radios and ba