Malawi receives recognition for eradicating wild poliovirus type 1

LILONGWE, May 29 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Health in Malawi announced on Wednesday that the Global Polio Eradication Initiative has awarded the country with "special recognition" for successfully halting the transmission of wild poliovirus type 1.

According to a statement signed by Secretary for Health Samson Mndolo, the recognition was granted during this year's World Health Assembly in Geneva. The award was presented to the Malawi government through Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda.