LAGOS, NIGERIA – August 25, 2020. The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC), the body responsible for certifying the eradication of wild poliovirus in the WHO Africa Region (WHO-Afro), has granted the region ‘wild poliovirus free’ status. This follows after Nigeria, the last wild poliovirus endemic country in the region, recorded no new cases in three years – the requisite period – since it last reported cases of wild poliovirus. Sanofi Pasteur, the world’s single largest producers of vaccines, is proud to be associated with this major milestone for Nigeria, WHO Africa Region and the overall global efforts to free the world of polio. In Nigeria, Sanofi Pasteur has been working in collaboration with stakeholders such as the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), WHO, UNICEF and several multi-lateral and non-governmental organizations in the national immunization programmes for children under 5 years of age. Charles Wolf , Vaccines Head for Africa