Nigeria, March 6 -- In an effort to totally eradicate polio from Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a real-time innovative mobile surveillance system aimed at strengthening polio surveillance across the continent.

According to WHO, the system is providing valuable and real-time evidence of poliovirus circulation, and helps drive strategic implementation.

WHO, in a press statement issued on Wednesday, said the system is also being used to conduct active surveillance for other diseases, including cholera, NNT, measles, HIV and yellow fever, allowing for rapid response.

The technology was demonstrated at the WHO's Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) in Brazzaville by a delegation of officials from the Korea Internation...