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Malaysian health authorities started vaccination operations in rural regions of the jungle-covered island of Borneo after identifying the first example of polio since the Southeast Asian cou...
Afghan health authorities on Monday launched an extended sub-national immunization campaign to give polio immunity vaccination dose to 8.5 million children under five years old. "The f...
Poliomyelitis, commonly known as polio, affects four members of a family living in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP). The family lives in Bhatgavan village in Haidergarh town, whil...
National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) of Pakistan confirmed one new polio case each in Quetta and Banno provinces. With this, the number of polio cases has touched 47 this year, reports...
President Ram Nath Kovind launched this year's pulse polio program at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Saturday by administering polio drops to children under five years. The launch was orga...
The government has postponed the holding of the National Immunisation Day (NID) on February 3, stated the Health and Family Welfare Ministry. According to the Ministry, the delay is ow...
A polio vaccination camp has been launched on Monday in 179 high-risk districts in Afghanistan by the Afghan Public Health Ministry. Afghanistan along with Pakistan and Nigeria is one of the...
The Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan reported that the number of people affected with polio has rose to 20 this year, after a new case confirmed in the southern region. The lates...
Highlights: A newly formulated heat-stable injectable polio vaccine has been developed Using freeze-drying helps stabilize the vaccine and increase its shelf-life The new polio vaccine...
Afghan health authorities have launched a five-day polio vaccination drive in some of the most high-risk provinces in the country. "Teams will visit 6.4 million children under the age o...
Nationwide immunity vaccination campaign for five-days is launched by Afghan Public Health Ministry on Monday targeting 9.9 million kids under the age of five, the Ministry announced in a st...
After the confirmation of polio outbreak, a public health emergency has been declared in Papua New Guinea. Reportedly the outbreak has returned to the islands after 18 years. At least ...
When administering the genetically modified polio virus therapy to brain tumor patients increase their three-year survival rate by 21 percent, reveals a clinical trial. Comparatively, ...
A new single-shot nanoparticle vaccine has been developed to eradicate polio, worldwide. Paralysis caused by the poliovirus can be prevented with just one injection, as it delivers multiple ...
A diverse group of communicable diseases that prevail in tropical and subtropical conditions affect more than one billion people every year. To help tackle neglected tropical diseases, resea...
Polio is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. It results in paralysis and generally affects people of all age groups, children being more susceptible
Childhood vaccination has saved many lives, yet lots more has to be done to increase awareness and eliminate myths regarding vaccines.
World Immunisation Day
Prior to 1974, there was no organized immunization programme. Expanded programme on immunization (EPI) was introduced in 1974 by the WHO and adopted by India in 1978 without measles vaccination.
This section describes about Polio cases in India
Polio or Poliomyelitis is an infectious viral disease, which affects the nervous system. Children below the age of five years are more susceptible.
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