WHO takes Nigeria off global list of polio-endemic countries
The World Health Organization on Friday took Nigeria off the list of polio-endemic countries, hailing a "historic achievement" more than a year after the last recorded case of the disease in Africa's most populous nation. The announcement, made in a statement and at a meeting of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in New York, leaves just two countries — Pakistan and Afghanistan — on the list. The last case was in the Sumaila district of Kano state, northern Nigeria, on July 24, 2014.
