Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: 1858-5051
High-impact research on the latest developments in medicine and healthcare across MENA and Africa
Insurgency in Northern Nigeria: Implication for Polio Eradication in Nigeria
Published date: Dec 26 2019
Journal Title: Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences
Issue title: Sudan JMS: Volume 14 (2019), Issue No. 4
Pages: 252–256
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Abstract:
Northern Nigeria is currently threatened by two wars, the disease called polio and insurgency caused by the fierce group that rejects the influence of Western education. The increased insurgency experienced in the last decade in the form of violent conflicts and criminality has created a community of poor internally displaced people at risk of infectious diseases such as polio. Despite efforts by the government to eradicate polio in Nigeria insurgency remain a major obstacle. There is a need to urgently tackle insurgency to achieve polio eradication.
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