Bill Gates, former head of Microsoft and the Co-Chairperson of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, appreciated India's efforts in the systematic eradication of polio in the country.
He and his father William Gates Sr. called on Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss in New Delhi, today.
Poliomyelitis
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
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The senior members of the foundation met the Health Minister individually as well as in a Polio Round Table meeting.
During the meeting wide ranging issues from the health sector were discussed. Gates was apprised of strides made in key areas of Polio, National Rural Health Mission, Aids Control and Anti-tobacco efforts.
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Afghanistan has this year recorded 13 new cases of polio, which is only endemic in three other countries worldwide, the health minister said Saturday.
In the Polio Round Table, new initiatives taken by the Government for complete eradication of polio from the country were discussed.
Describing the polio programme of the Nation as a biggest health programme anywhere in the world which covers about 172 million children in one round, the Health Minister said that the initiative has consistently accounted for more Government funds in the annual budget than any other communicable disease programme.
The discussion also focused on high risk regions and population at risk and intensified efforts to deal with the situation.
During the meeting Gates thanked the Government of India for making polio eradication a top priority. He congratulated work done in partnership with the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, including World Health Organisation, United Nations Children's Fund, ROTARY and CDC. He expressed confidence that with additional tools to enhance current efforts, polio can be successfully eradicated in India.
Apart from Dr. Ramadoss and Bill Gates, the Polio Round Table was attended by senior officers of the Union Health Ministry and Planning Commission, senior members of the Gates Foundation, WHO, UNICEF and Rotary International.
Source: ANI
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Polio Cripples Afghanistan Thanks to the Taliban
Afghanistan has this year recorded 13 new cases of polio, which is only endemic in three other countries worldwide, the health minister said Saturday.
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In the Polio Round Table, new initiatives taken by the Government for complete eradication of polio from the country were discussed.
Describing the polio programme of the Nation as a biggest health programme anywhere in the world which covers about 172 million children in one round, the Health Minister said that the initiative has consistently accounted for more Government funds in the annual budget than any other communicable disease programme.
The discussion also focused on high risk regions and population at risk and intensified efforts to deal with the situation.
During the meeting Gates thanked the Government of India for making polio eradication a top priority. He congratulated work done in partnership with the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, including World Health Organisation, United Nations Children's Fund, ROTARY and CDC. He expressed confidence that with additional tools to enhance current efforts, polio can be successfully eradicated in India.
Apart from Dr. Ramadoss and Bill Gates, the Polio Round Table was attended by senior officers of the Union Health Ministry and Planning Commission, senior members of the Gates Foundation, WHO, UNICEF and Rotary International.
Source: ANI
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