DOLLY PARTON RETURNS TO PUBLIC EYE TO CELEBRATE OPENING DAY AT DOLLYWOOD . (PHOTO).

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 Dolly Parton returns to public eye to celebrate opening day at Dollywood     Dolly Parton made her first public appearance in months to celebrate the opening day of Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, on Friday. The country music icon reflected on the past year, a year after the death of her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, saying she is “doing good” and has been working to rebuild herself spiritually, emotionally, and physically after grieving and dealing with health issues that kept her from touring. Joined on stage by Dollywood president Eugene Naughton, Parton brought her trademark humor to the crowd, joking about rumors of a new husband while reaffirming her devotion to Dean. She also shared updates on her ongoing projects, including a new Broadway musical and her Dolly’s Life of Many Colors Museum in Nashville. Parton previewed the park’s 41st season, highlighting the upcoming NightFlight Expedition ride, a new “Run Dollywood” race weekend, an updated ...

WHO SUPPORTS BORNO TO VACCINATE OVER 2M AGAINST POLIO. (PHOTOS).




 WHO Supports Borno To Vaccinate Over 2M Against Polio


Borno State Government has commenced a 10-day vaccination campaign on Franctional doses of poliovirus vaccine (fIPV) and novel poliomyelitis vaccine (nOPV) across the twenty seven local government areas in the state.


State Commissioner for Health and Human services, Professor Baba Malam Gana said the vaccine type-2 was targeting children from 0-59 months.


Represented by the Director Disease Control and Immunization, Dr Aliyu Shettima said the vaccination team would be situated in fixed and strategic locations including schools, markets, orphanage homes, motor parks, and other public gatherings. 


According to him, the vaccination campaign is targeting more than 2 million children across the state, including those situated in hard-to-reach areas. 


"traditional and religious leaders present here will play a vital role in achieving the overall objective of this campaign. And I also want to appreciate partners for their continual support" Professor Baba Malam said.


Borno state Acting Coordinator World Health Organization WHO, Dr Moisule Hussaini Ganga said WHO will continue to support the state government to immunize eligible children including those in hard-to-reach locations. 


"This campaign has the capacity to eliminate any potential virus including the wild polio virus, and we are optimistic that we will achieve more than 100%" Dr. Ganga remarked. 


Dr Moisule expressed committed of the Organization to key into the state government objective in ensuring access to health services is provided.


The flag-off ceremony was attended by representatives of UNICEF, Rotary, AFENET, and others.

More photos below. 


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