Ekwebelem Osmond C, Nnorom-Dike Obinna V, Aborode Abdullahi Tunde, Ekwebelem Nicholas C, Aleke Job C, Ofielu Ekenedirichukwu S
Research and Development Hub, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Public Health Pract (Oxf). 2021 May 15;2:100144. doi: 10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100144. eCollection 2021 Nov.
On August 24, 2020, Nigeria recorded a monumental success by achieving the aim of a "wild polio-free country" after completing three years without any case of wild poliovirus (WPV).
For this commentary, we consulted relevant publications, official documents, and working plans and policy statements of the relevant organizations responsible for Nigeria's Polio Eradication Initiative.
Efforts to curb the challenges the Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI) faced in Nigeria through effective partnerships, the CORE Group Polio Project (CGPP), Volunteer Community Mobilizers (VCMs), and Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) partners proved successful, as it resulted in Nigeria being removed from the list of endemic countries in September 2015, and subsequently declared free of WPV on August 24, 2020, following an absence of indigenous transmission for three years.
Unrelenting prioritization of polio eradication and global support is still needed to achieve a polio-free world.
2020年8月24日，尼日利亚在连续三年未出现野生脊髓灰质炎病毒（WPV）病例后，实现了“无野生脊髓灰质炎国家”的目标，取得了巨大成功。
在撰写本评论时，我们查阅了相关出版物、官方文件以及负责尼日利亚根除脊髓灰质炎倡议的相关组织的工作计划和政策声明。
通过有效的伙伴关系、核心小组脊髓灰质炎项目（CGPP）、志愿社区动员者（VCM）以及全球根除脊髓灰质炎倡议（GPEI）合作伙伴，努力应对尼日利亚根除脊髓灰质炎倡议（PEI）所面临的挑战，这一努力被证明是成功的。这使得尼日利亚于2015年9月从流行国家名单中除名，随后在连续三年没有本土传播之后，于2020年8月24日宣布无WPV。
要实现无脊髓灰质炎的世界，仍需坚持不懈地将根除脊髓灰质炎作为优先事项并获得全球支持。
