NIGERIA/ POLIO

WHO and UNICEF saidNigeriarecorded a 50 per cent decline in the number of polio cases in the second quarter of this year.Nigeriaalong withPakistanandAfghanistanare the only three countries in the world where polio exists. (UNICEF)

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:27
• Production Date: 8 August 2013
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF
• Subject Topical: HEALTH SERVICES; DISEASE PREVENTION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; MEDICINE; MEDICAL SCIENCES
• Geographic Subject: NIGERIA
• MAMS Id: U130808b

Description

STORY: NIGERIA/ POLIO
TRT: 1.27
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / HAUSA / NATS

DATELINE: JUNE, SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA

Shotlist

1. Various shots, Fatima Aliya making her rounds
2. Various shots, Fatima with children who’re being vaccinated
3. SOUNDBITE (Hausa) Fatima Aliyu, Polio survivor
“Polio has been a big problem in our region. A lot of people have suffered because of it. So victims like myself have decided to advise people to take their children for vaccination. That’s why we have decided to step in and help in the fight to eradicate this disease.”
4. Various shots, Fatima going door to door
5. SOUNDBITE (Hausa) Fatima Aliyu, Polio survivor
“I am calling on all men to support their wives in bringing out their children for immunization. I tell them that the vaccine does not have any side effects and we should not let our children suffer from our mistakes.”
6. Various shots, Fatima talking to families

Storyline

Fatima Aliyu, a single mother of two, has dedicated herself to ensuring that all children Nigeria’s Sokoto State are immunized against polio.

It’s a cause closer to her heart. She, like many of her neighbours, fell victim to the disease as a child and she now walks with the aid of crutches.

SOUNDBITE (Hausa) Fatima Aliyu, Polio survivor:
“Polio has been a big problem in our region. A lot of people have suffered because of it. So victims like myself have decided to advise people to take their children for vaccination. That’s why we have decided to step in and help in the fight to eradicate this disease.”

Nigeria is one of a handful of countries were polio is still endemic. Across the country people like Fatima, with UNICEF’s support, are helping to ensure that children are vaccinated and to reassure parents who have concerns.

SOUNDBITE (Hausa) Fatima Aliyu, Polio survivor
“I am calling on all men to support their wives in bringing out their children for immunization. I tell them that the vaccine does not have any side effects and we should not let our children suffer from our mistakes.”

Polio survivors are active in key states in the north of the country, working tirelessly to ensure that every child is reached with the vaccine, and that Nigeria achieves its goal of becoming polio free.