17.06.2015
On 12 June, Equatorial Guinea was declared free of poliomyelitis following an assessment by experts from the United Nations agencies, including the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF), alongside health professionals from such institutions as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. After conducting interviews and other health checks, Equatorial Guinea was declared free of the wild poliovirus which causes poliomyelitis.
Last year, Equatorial Guinea saw a total of five confirmed cases of polio. This was followed by a number of awareness-raising and vaccination campaigns to ensure that the virus did not spread further throughout the country.
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