No fewer than 100 million African children have been vaccinated against polio in the past one year, the World Health Organisation has said.

WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti said that though COVID-19 had threatened the success of polio vaccination, it was possible to overcome the final hurdles.

Moeti, in a statement, stated that WHO had the know-how, but needed to be backed by committed resources to reach all under-vaccinated communities.