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India: Paralysis cases soar after oral polio vaccine introduced

A new report by two Delhi pediatricians suggests that the sharp rise in childhood paralysis in India is due to the increased usage of the oral polio vaccine, a drug that was banned in the U.S. over a decade ago.

In the Media by Elliott Freeman - 2 comments

Parents who do not have kids vaccinated for polio face punishment

In a desperate effort, the Pakistani government is planning to punish parents who do not get their kids vaccinated for Polio.

In the Media by Owen Weldon

Working towards a world without polio

The Rotary International Foundation is working to eradicate polio in India. Archive footage screened on British TV this week shows what a terrible scourge it was here within living memory.

In the Media by Alexander Baron

Australia, nations fund new global campaign to eradicate polio

Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced this week the Federal Government of Australia is adding $AU 50 million over four years to a new Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) campaign to wipe out the disease polio worldwide.

In the Media by Elizabeth Cunningham Perkins

Bill Gates and Abu Dhabi prince to give vaccines to Afghans, Pakistanis

Today, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced they are working together to provide vaccinations to children in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

In the Media by KJ Mullins - 1 comment

Massive UN polio immunization drive launched in Africa

Millions of children will be given the polio vaccine in West and Central Africa during a UN anti-polio drive that begins this weekend.

In the Media by KJ Mullins

Polio spreads fast in Nigeria after rare mutation

In Nigeria, polio the alarming dreadful disease that paralyzes its unlucky victim is spreading fast and health administrators are now vigorously working in solving the possible outbreak.

In the Media by John Louie S. Ramos - 1 comment

Taliban blocks UN polio vaccination drive in Pakistan

Taliban blocked the polio vaccination drive in parts Pakistan's North West Frontier Province by threatening to kidnap health officials if they go ahead with the campaign.

In the Media by Kesavan Unnikrishnan - 6 comments

Polio Campaign Kicks off in West Africa

Fifty-three million children under five are expected to be reached across eight West African countries in a coordinated polio immunization campaign.

In the Media by Bob Ewing - 6 comments

Somalia is Now Polio-Free, WHO Announces

The United Nations health agency announced today that the disease has been eradicated in strife-torn Somalia thanks to the efforts of some 10,000 volunteers and health workers

In the Media by Bob Ewing - 8 comments

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'Final push' on polio

Could this be the year that polio is eradicated?

VIDEO: India's bid to eradicate polio

India once had more cases of polio than any other country but has now been polio-free for just over a year.

VIDEO: Trying to fight polio in Pakistan

Polio has been declared a "global emergency" by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative after "explosive" outbreaks in countries previously free of the disease

'Emergency plan' to beat polio

Tackling polio has entered "emergency mode" according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative after "explosive" outbreaks in countries previously free of the disease.

History of polio

The disease that has existed for as long as human society