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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
stand the overemphasis on polio compared to malaria, typhoid and diarrhea. C) Unstable political and Security Situation In northern states, such as Borno and Yobe, the security situation is the primary concern of families and poses a key challenge to vaccination teams. Attacks by Boko Haram on polio w
and worried that the security situation is likely to continue deteriorating." As one journalist in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state explained, "Borno state is presently the epicenter of the Boko Haram terrorism... There is high tension and insecurity challenges have hampered development especiall
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
stand the overemphasis on polio compared to malaria, typhoid and diarrhea. C) Unstable political and Security Situation In northern states, such as Borno and Yobe, the security situation is the primary concern of families and poses a key challenge to vaccination teams. Attacks by Boko Haram on polio w
and worried that the security situation is likely to continue deteriorating.10 As one journalist in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state explained, "Borno state is presently the epicenter of the Boko Haram terrorism... There is high tension and insecurity challenges have hampered '"Interview in Ilorno
Brazil's favelas, long neglected by the government, are organizing their own coronavirus fight. (Marina Lopes) • A massacre by Boko Haram gunmen in Nigeria's Borno state left more people dead (81) than three months of the coronavirus pandemic (29). (Danielle Paquette and Ismail Alfa) Other news that s
avelas, long neglected by the government, are organizing their own coronavirus fight. (Marina Lopes) • A massacre by Boko Haram gunmen in Nigeria's Borno state left more people dead (81) than three months of the coronavirus pandemic (29). (Danielle Paquette and Ismail Alfa) Other news that should be
Nigeria: Preliminary Polio Findings 1. Political Will Remains an Open Question - The Federal Government is on board with efforts to eradicate polio. In fac
t their work so that polio eradication campaigns will continue. Levels of non-compliance might also be inflated for this reason. 5. Security - In Borno state and Yobe state, where the war against Boko Haram has rendered entires swaths of territory off limits, the challenge of eradicating polio is ha
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