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"So Much Pressure": World Nearly Beat Polio But Missteps Aided Its Comeback
The World Health Organization and partners embarked on their polio campaign in 1988 with the bold goal of eradication - a feat seen only once for human diseases, with smallpox in 1980.
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Polio Returns To Pakistan, Afghanistan As Vaccinations Stall
According to Zulfiqar Bhutta, a renowned expert on child immunisation strategies in conflict zones, the genetic strains of wild poliovirus in Pakistan are all from Afghanistan.
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Taliban Restrictions On Women Jeopardise Afghanistan's Fight Against Polio: Report
The Taliban's decision to halt door-to-door polio vaccinations in Afghanistan has jeopardized the nation's fight against the disease.
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Taliban Suspends Polio Vaccination In Afghanistan Despite Rise In Cases
The United Nations (UN) announced on Monday that the Taliban has suspended all polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan.
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Taliban Backs Polio Vaccine Campaign By WHO, UNICEF In Afghanistan
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations children's agency kicked off a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan on Monday, the first nationwide campaign to fight the disease in three years.
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Afghan Returnees In India To Be Vaccinated Against Polio: Health Minister
India has decided to vaccinate Afghanistan returnees against polio for free as a preventive measure against the wild polio virus, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Sunday.
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4 Shot Dead In "Targeted Attacks" On Afghanistan Polio Vaccinators
At least four people were killed Tuesday in a string of targeted attacks on polio workers in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, the second assault on vaccinators in the area in less than three months.
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Pakistani Polio Vaccinators Caught Faking Data, Wasting Vaccines
A team of Pakistani polio vaccinators were caught faking data and wasting polio vaccines, the police said today.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Reports 2016's First Polio Cases: Reports
Pakistan and Afghanistan have reported the first cases of polio for the year 2016, a media report said today.
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Gunmen Kill Woman Anti-Polio Volunteer In Afghanistan
Two gunmen on a motorbike shot and killed a female polio vaccination campaigner in Afghanistan today and seriously wounded her granddaughter, officials said.
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Africa Celebrates One Year Without Polio: United Nations
Africa has marked one year since the last case of recorded polio, with the United Nations celebrating today a key step towards eradicating the disease.
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India Risks Importing Polio from Pakistan, Afghanistan: Government
India runs a high risk of importing polio from its key neighbours Afghanistan and Pakistan which have a high polio burden, the government today said.
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Pakistan Kills 34 Militants in Air Strikes
Pakistan's military said it killed 34 militants today in air strikes on a tribal region near the Afghan border as part of a major offensive against insurgents that began last year.
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Two-Year-Old Child in Pakistan Becomes First Victim of Polio in 2015
Pakistan's first polio case in 2015 was today reported with a two-year-old child from the restive Balochistan province becoming the latest victim of the crippling disease.
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Three New Polio Cases Surface in Pakistan on Awareness Day
Three more polio cases have surfaced in Pakistan, increasing the number of new cases in the country to a record 220, the WHO said on Friday as countries across the globe observed World Polio Day to raise awareness about the crippling disease.
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"So Much Pressure": World Nearly Beat Polio But Missteps Aided Its Comeback
The World Health Organization and partners embarked on their polio campaign in 1988 with the bold goal of eradication - a feat seen only once for human diseases, with smallpox in 1980.
-
Polio Returns To Pakistan, Afghanistan As Vaccinations Stall
According to Zulfiqar Bhutta, a renowned expert on child immunisation strategies in conflict zones, the genetic strains of wild poliovirus in Pakistan are all from Afghanistan.
-
Taliban Restrictions On Women Jeopardise Afghanistan's Fight Against Polio: Report
The Taliban's decision to halt door-to-door polio vaccinations in Afghanistan has jeopardized the nation's fight against the disease.
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Taliban Suspends Polio Vaccination In Afghanistan Despite Rise In Cases
The United Nations (UN) announced on Monday that the Taliban has suspended all polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan.
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Taliban Backs Polio Vaccine Campaign By WHO, UNICEF In Afghanistan
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations children's agency kicked off a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan on Monday, the first nationwide campaign to fight the disease in three years.
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Afghan Returnees In India To Be Vaccinated Against Polio: Health Minister
India has decided to vaccinate Afghanistan returnees against polio for free as a preventive measure against the wild polio virus, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Sunday.
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4 Shot Dead In "Targeted Attacks" On Afghanistan Polio Vaccinators
At least four people were killed Tuesday in a string of targeted attacks on polio workers in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, the second assault on vaccinators in the area in less than three months.
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Pakistani Polio Vaccinators Caught Faking Data, Wasting Vaccines
A team of Pakistani polio vaccinators were caught faking data and wasting polio vaccines, the police said today.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Reports 2016's First Polio Cases: Reports
Pakistan and Afghanistan have reported the first cases of polio for the year 2016, a media report said today.
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Gunmen Kill Woman Anti-Polio Volunteer In Afghanistan
Two gunmen on a motorbike shot and killed a female polio vaccination campaigner in Afghanistan today and seriously wounded her granddaughter, officials said.
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Africa Celebrates One Year Without Polio: United Nations
Africa has marked one year since the last case of recorded polio, with the United Nations celebrating today a key step towards eradicating the disease.
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India Risks Importing Polio from Pakistan, Afghanistan: Government
India runs a high risk of importing polio from its key neighbours Afghanistan and Pakistan which have a high polio burden, the government today said.
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Pakistan Kills 34 Militants in Air Strikes
Pakistan's military said it killed 34 militants today in air strikes on a tribal region near the Afghan border as part of a major offensive against insurgents that began last year.
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Two-Year-Old Child in Pakistan Becomes First Victim of Polio in 2015
Pakistan's first polio case in 2015 was today reported with a two-year-old child from the restive Balochistan province becoming the latest victim of the crippling disease.
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Three New Polio Cases Surface in Pakistan on Awareness Day
Three more polio cases have surfaced in Pakistan, increasing the number of new cases in the country to a record 220, the WHO said on Friday as countries across the globe observed World Polio Day to raise awareness about the crippling disease.
