Angelique Kidjo,UNICEF Ambassador, wrote an editorial on the Star Africa newspaper, about Polio Eradication in the world. She wrote in the opening paragraph:
“Today, on World Polio Day, parts of Africa continue to struggle to eliminate polio, a devastating disease that threatens our children with lifelong paralysis and even death. Nigeria, which borders my home country of Benin, is one of the last places in the world where the wild poliovirus has never been stopped. Recently, polio also reemerged in several countries across West Africa, including Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Guinea and Niger...”
And at the end, she wrote: “...We all must do our part. Parents, please make sure your children receive the polio vaccine during the upcoming immunization campaigns. Urge your friends, neighbors and family members to do the same. We as Africans must seize this opportunity to defeat polio once and for all. We are truly “this close” to a polio-free world. Together, we can end polio now.”
Please read the whole article at:http://www.starafrica.com/en/news/detail-news/view/world-polio-day-197750.html
Angelique Kidjo is a UNICEF Ambassador and participant in Rotary International’s “This Close to ending polio” awareness campaign.
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