Last African County Polio Free for the Past Year

A vaccinator looks for children that were
missed during  the mop up phase of a polio
 immunization drive in Maiduguri,
Nigeria. Photo by Diego Ibarra Sánchez

Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, and the last to have endemic polio, has been one year polio-free. It is one of three countries left on the endemic polio list.

Newport Rotary has been a force in the eradication of polio for over 25 years. Read more.