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Opinion | India's 10 Years As A Polio-Free Nation
This year marks a decade of a polio-free India - one of the country's most profound public health achievements to date.
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89 Lakh Children Below 5 Years Administered Polio Drops Today: Centre
Around 89 lakh children under the age of five, as per provisional data, were given polio drops across the country on Sunday on the occasion of Polio National Immunization Day, also known as "Polio Ravivar", the Union health ministry said.
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After Polio Scare In Telangana, A Case Suspected In Uttar Pradesh
A suspected case of polio has been detected in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district, following which state health officials have sent a report to the WHO.
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India Should Be Wary of Importing Polio From Pakistan, US Disease Control Chief Says
While India has been polio-free since last year, it should be on the guard against importing the wild poliovirus from neighbouring Pakistan, says Dr Thomas Frieden, head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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India completes three years without polio
India has completed three years without polio, a landmark achievement which would pave the way for a polio-free certification from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the health ministry on Monday said.
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Pakistani daily lauds India for no polio cases in 2011
India must receive "due appreciation" as it has been a year since its last case of polio was reported, said a leading Pakistani daily. An editorial in the Dawn on Saturday said that India is marking the passage of a full year since its last case of polio was reported.
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A year of no polio: India triumphs
India has reason to smile on the polio front, especially on January 13. Not only will it achieve a big milestone of no new case for a year, there are also indications that the World Health Organisation (WHO) will remove it from its list of polio endemic countries by February.
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India steps up polio surveillance as virus re-emerges in China
With the detection of four cases of polio in China after a gap of 10 years, India has heightened surveillance in border states. The Health Ministry has put on high alert various border states in the country, asking them to put up polio booths.
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WHO's caution on Polio vaccination
India consumes about 1 bn doses of the vaccine.
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India to wipe out polio in three years
India will be free from polio in the next three years, said Health Minister on Tuesday.
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Poor immunisation leads to polio outbreak in India
A poor immunisation drive and widespread filth in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh have fueled a polio outbreak, killing about two dozen children.
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Opinion | India's 10 Years As A Polio-Free Nation
This year marks a decade of a polio-free India - one of the country's most profound public health achievements to date.
-
89 Lakh Children Below 5 Years Administered Polio Drops Today: Centre
Around 89 lakh children under the age of five, as per provisional data, were given polio drops across the country on Sunday on the occasion of Polio National Immunization Day, also known as "Polio Ravivar", the Union health ministry said.
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After Polio Scare In Telangana, A Case Suspected In Uttar Pradesh
A suspected case of polio has been detected in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district, following which state health officials have sent a report to the WHO.
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India Should Be Wary of Importing Polio From Pakistan, US Disease Control Chief Says
While India has been polio-free since last year, it should be on the guard against importing the wild poliovirus from neighbouring Pakistan, says Dr Thomas Frieden, head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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India completes three years without polio
India has completed three years without polio, a landmark achievement which would pave the way for a polio-free certification from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the health ministry on Monday said.
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Pakistani daily lauds India for no polio cases in 2011
India must receive "due appreciation" as it has been a year since its last case of polio was reported, said a leading Pakistani daily. An editorial in the Dawn on Saturday said that India is marking the passage of a full year since its last case of polio was reported.
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A year of no polio: India triumphs
India has reason to smile on the polio front, especially on January 13. Not only will it achieve a big milestone of no new case for a year, there are also indications that the World Health Organisation (WHO) will remove it from its list of polio endemic countries by February.
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India steps up polio surveillance as virus re-emerges in China
With the detection of four cases of polio in China after a gap of 10 years, India has heightened surveillance in border states. The Health Ministry has put on high alert various border states in the country, asking them to put up polio booths.
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WHO's caution on Polio vaccination
India consumes about 1 bn doses of the vaccine.
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India to wipe out polio in three years
India will be free from polio in the next three years, said Health Minister on Tuesday.
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Poor immunisation leads to polio outbreak in India
A poor immunisation drive and widespread filth in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh have fueled a polio outbreak, killing about two dozen children.
