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Nigeria Takes The Lead With 94% Of World's Polio Cases by mrlizo: 9:21am On Jan 01, 2013
This is definitely not one of the records to be proud of. In fact, this is one of those issues that might prompt some to jettison their love for the fatherland. At a time that the dreaded disease, poliomyelitis, has been eradicated in all but three countries of the world, the disease is flourishing in some partsof Nigeria. In fact, right now, Nigeria has 94 per cent of polio cases in the entire world.
The remaining six per cent is shared by Pakistan and Afghanistan. And efforts of the present Goodluck Jonathan administration to ensure the eradication of polio by end of 2015 might have suffered a major blow, as new cases are being recorded in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and in read full story @ http://newsinnigeria..com/2012/12/nigeria-takes-lead-with-94-of-worlds.html
Re: Nigeria Takes The Lead With 94% Of World's Polio Cases by cockyjay: 9:28am On Jan 01, 2013
94% undecided big lie
Re: Nigeria Takes The Lead With 94% Of World's Polio Cases by Nobody: 9:38am On Jan 01, 2013
thanks to our brothers in the north
Re: Nigeria Takes The Lead With 94% Of World's Polio Cases by Dsage1: 10:34am On Jan 01, 2013
This is in no doubt a false statistic/percentage. So Somalia, Niger R, Chad,Mali,Equados,Cuba, Sudan are free of poliomyelitis decease?

Even in the notable northern part of Nigeria,the percentage from the recent has drastically reduced due to incessant giving of anti-poliomyelitis drug to the children.

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