Tag: polio
Analysis: India’s polio victory fuels endgame vaccine talks
by on Jan.12, 2012, under Health and Fitness
LONDON (Reuters) – When the clocks strike midnight in New Delhi on January 12, India will mark the first year in history it has recorded no new cases of polio. It's a huge milestone for a country many experts thought would be the last place on…
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Commonwealth steps up polio fight, Afghanistan war hinders
by on Oct.29, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Commonwealth leaders on Saturday vowed to step up the fight against polio, but said the Afghanistan war was hindering the fight and warned that without total eradication there could be a resurgence of the crippling disease.
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Nigeria to eradicate polio within 2 years: president
by on Sep.29, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan pledged on Thursday to set up a special government team to ensure the eradication of polio from Africa's most populous nation within two years.
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WHO: Polio strain spreads to China from Pakistan
by on Sep.20, 2011, under Health and Fitness
The World Health Organization has warned countries that a ‘dangerous’ strain of polio has spread to China from Pakistan.
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300K kids in Kenya to get vaccinated against polio
by on Jul.27, 2011, under Health and Fitness
UNICEF says it is trying to vaccinate more than 300,000 children in Kenya in an emergency program designed to prevent an outbreak of disease as refugees stream into northern Kenya from famine-hit Somalia.
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Health officials not on track to eradicate polio
by on Jul.20, 2011, under Health and Fitness
The world is not on track to wipe out polio by the end of 2012, a group of independent health experts warned Wednesday.
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India brings hope to stalled fight against polio
by on Feb.20, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Tilkeshwar is one of India’s forgotten villages.
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Polio returns to cripple Angola and its neighbours
by on Feb.05, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Linda Afonso's right leg is stiff and atrophied but she does not know the name of the disease that made it that way.
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Pakistani militant fight leads to polio spike
by on Jan.14, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Tiny Shamsa is a victim of the war against Islamist militants in northwest Pakistan, but it wasn’t bullets or bombs that paralyzed her right leg. The 18-month-old contracted polio after fighting blocked vaccination teams from reaching her village.
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Red Cross seeks funds to fight polio in Congo
by on Nov.17, 2010, under Health and Fitness
The international Red Cross on Tuesday launched an urgent appeal for 1.1 million euros (about 1.5 million dollars) to help some four million people in the Republic of Congo, where polio has left over 120 dead.
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