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Eradicating polio 22 Nov 2009 01:17 GMT
... has a population of more than 190 million and the world's highest concentration of polio infection. This is one of the final frontiers where the war against polio is ...
Himachal-born child detected with polio in Uttar Pradesh 22 Nov 2009 07:41 GMT
... Himachal-born child detected with polio in Uttar Pradesh Bombay News.Net Sunday 22nd November, 2009 (IANS) A two-year-old child of ...
Fresh polio case detected in UP 22 Nov 2009 08:51 GMT
... Though regular programme of polio eradication from government claims success but a fresh case has been reported in the ...
UP migrant's son is Himachal's 1st polio case in 3 yrs 22 Nov 2009 22:03 GMT
... After a gap of three years, Himachal Pradesh has been re-infected with the polio virus as a two-and-a-half-year-old male child of a migrant labourer from Uttar Pradesh, who ...
Rotary helps lead fight to vanquish polio worldwide for good 14 Nov 2009 05:17 GMT
... that have a family member who has been affected by the crippling disease of polio. Polio survivors tell their stories with a great deal of passion of the pain ...

Bivalent vaccine more effective against polio viruses 18 Nov 2009 22:57 GMT
... PUNE: When India will replace its monovalent oral polio vaccine with the world's first bivalent vaccine in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in January, ...
India to use dual effect vaccine to combat polio 14 Nov 2009 12:36 GMT
... New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) India will soon introduce the bivalent oral polio vaccine (BoPV), which will protect children against two dangerous strain of the deadly paralytic ...
INTERVIEW-Afghanistan to be polio-free within two years-WHO 18 Nov 2009 14:41 GMT
... KABUL, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation aims to get rid of polio in Afghanistan within two years, the agency's head of mission said on Tuesday, bringing ...
Govt clears one vaccine to fight two polio strains 14 Nov 2009 20:53 GMT
... NEW DELHI: A single drop to combat two deadly strains of polio -- that is India's latest hope in its faltering fight against the crippling disease. ...
New strategy to eradicate polio scourge 17 Nov 2009 20:17 GMT
... With polio eradication nowhere in the sight, the Centre has once again modified its strategy to ...

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Life Central | Polio. 16 Nov 2009 15:31 GMT
... Polio is also known as poliomyelitis and infantile paralysis. It is a vary contagious, viral ...
Pakistan Post joins hands in anti-polio drive 17 Nov 2009 23:55 GMT
... joined hands with the health ministry in their efforts to get rid of the polio disease from the country. The formal launch of the country-wide campaign was undertaken at ...
The Pakistan Polio Control Cell wins Asia CSR Excellence Award 2009 21 Nov 2009 07:53 GMT
... TV for its Concern for Health initiatives. Among SAMAA TV’s various CSR initiatives, the Polio Control Cell was considered by the judges as the most innovative health communication CSR ...
Also in Global Health news: Sleeping sickness; aid for Philippines; U.S., China in Africa; polio eradication in Afghanistan; Ethiopia famine 18 Nov 2009 17:12 GMT
... together on humanitarian issues, including health care and food security" (Chang, 11/17). Could Eradicate Polio With 2 Years, WHO Official Says The WHO is working towards eradicating polio in ...
15 polio cases reported in Punjab | Health Dept achieves much success 15 Nov 2009 23:55 GMT
... LAHORE: The Punjab health department remain 'successful' in controlling the lethal polio virus, as only 15 cases have been detected in the current year comparing with ...
Anti-Polio campaign begins 17 Nov 2009 05:10 GMT
... LARKANA: Three-day national campaign for polio eradication, being observed to make Pakistan a polio free country, commenced throughout Larkana, Kamber-Shahdadkot, ...
Centre to introduce oral polio vaccine soon 14 Nov 2009 12:52 GMT
... Launching a special drive to tackle persistent prevalence of polio in the country, the Centre today said it would soon introduce an oral polio ...
Polio drive targets up to eight million 16 Nov 2009 14:52 GMT
... and southeast, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO). Of the total 25 polio cases confirmed so far this year, 22 were reported in the two southern provinces ...
547,322 immunised against polio 20 Nov 2009 00:30 GMT
... BAHAWALPUR: Health department Bahawalpur has achieved hundred percent target of polio campaign and 547,322 children upto five years of age were administered anti-polio vaccine during ...
Afghanistan launches three-day nationwide polio vaccination 17 Nov 2009 02:31 GMT
... An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child in the old city of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Nov16, ...

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33m to be immunised against polio 17 Nov 2009 05:16 GMT
... ISLAMABAD: A three-day national polio eradication campaign started on Monday throughout the country to immunize children under age of ...
Afghanistan launches three-day polio vaccination 17 Nov 2009 06:50 GMT
... An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child in the old city of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Nov ...
Seven-year-old from Faridabad dies of polio 19 Nov 2009 09:28 GMT
... Faridabad, Nov. 19 -- A seven-year-old boy has died of polio in Faridabad. The Bhadkhal resident had developed fever followed by an acute problem in ...
Harlem Legends, Upshur All Stars play to stop polio 19 Nov 2009 16:54 GMT
... fun � and all for a great cause: the eradication of the crippling disease, polio. The Buckhannon Rotary Club teamed up with the Michael Douglas Youth Foundation to bring ...
Gomoa West Health Directorate exceeds polio immunisation target 20 Nov 2009 01:10 GMT
... Health News of Thursday, 19 November 2009 Gomoa West Health Directorate exceeds polio immunisation target Apam, Nov. 19, GNA - The Gomoa West District Health Directorate has ...