UNICEF warns 2.3 million children in Nigeria at risk of polio

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday at least 2.3 million children in Nigeria have not received routine immunization, thus putting them at risk of polio. The UNICEF’s Chief of Bauchi Field Office, Dr. Nuzhat Rafique, disclosed this during an awareness road walk to commemorate this year’s World Polio Day. She said 22,000 children in Bauchi State have not received routine immunization.

https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/unicef-warns-2-3-million-children-in-nigeria-at-risk-of-polio/

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