Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported a decline in the number of African countries with active type 2 poliovirus outbreaks, dropping from 24 to 14 between 2024 and 2025.

The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Mohamed Janabi, in a statement to mark the 2025 World Polio Day said the total virus detections also dropped by 54 per cent within the same period.

The World Polio Day, marked on 24 October annually provides an opportunity to highlight global efforts toward a polio-free world and honor the tireless contributions of those on the frontlines in the fight to eradicate polio from every corner of the globe

The theme for the 2025 World Polio Day "End Polio: Every Child, Every Vaccine, Everywhere," is a call ...