Political Will, Local Ownership Vital To Reaching Polio-Free Nigeria, Devex Reports

Devex: What we learned from Nigeria’s polio victory
“The recent confirmation that Nigeria has not registered a single new case of polio for a full year has been hailed as a huge milestone in the decades-long battle against the crippling disease, and cited as an example of public and private development partners truly working together to achieve a common global health goal, with full local ownership…” (Santamaria, 10/19).

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