Tag: Polio
President Launches Pulse Polio Programme
President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday launched the Pulse Polio Programme for 2017 under which about 17 crore children of less than five years age will be immunised.....
Polio Vaccines Produced Without Growth Of Live Virus
Scientists have identified new ways to provide vaccines against polio which do not require the growth of live virus for their manufacture, thereby reducing risk of virus escaping into the environment.....
Polio Refusal Among Pakistani Literates Baffles Officials
Educated people refusing to vaccinate their children during polio campaigns across Pakistan is an unfortunate situation, an official has said. ....
Maharashtra Horror: 12 Kids Given Sanitizer Instead Of Polio Drops, 3 Nurses Suspended
In a shocking lapse, at least 12 kids were administered hand sanitizer instead of the oral polio vaccine drops at a Primary Health Centre in Ghatanji's Kapsi-Kopari village in the district, officials said here on Monday. ....
1st Polio Vaccination Drive In Afghanistan Since Taliban Takeover
A country-wide polio vaccination drive will begin in Afghanistan on November 8 for the first time since the Taliban took over the country in August, the Unicef announced on Monday. ....
Polio: WHO Extends Travel Curbs To Pakistan
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has extended travel restrictions on Pakistan by three months due to it being the last polio-endemic country, along with Afghanistan, Geo News reported. ....
WHO May Declare Monkeypox A Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) is likely to declare monkeypox, which has so far affected 2,821 people in both endemic and non-endemic countries, a global health emergency, according to media reports. ....
