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Health Talk | How eliminating polio has been one of the major successes of India's Universal Immunisation Programme
1 month, 1 week ago

Health Talk | How eliminating polio has been one of the major successes of India's Universal Immunisation Programme

Hindustan Times  

The World Immunisation Day is observed every year on November 10th. India is a classic example of what robust immunisation coverage against a disease can achieve in the form of the country's pulse polio programme, of which vaccination was a crucial part. India rolled out the Pulse Polio Immunization Programme on October 2 1994, and according to WHO India statement, …

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Kids in Gaza are getting polio vaccines, but threat of Israeli airstrikes looms large
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kids in Gaza are getting polio vaccines, but threat of Israeli airstrikes looms large

NPR  

Kids in Gaza are getting polio vaccines, but threat of Israeli airstrikes looms large Hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza are being vaccinated against the polio virus, but parents say the main threat to their lives are Israeli airstrikes. BATRAWY: When asked about the attack by NPR, the Israeli military said it's operating to dismantle Hamas' military capabilities and, …

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Setback for Pakistan as Islamabad reports first polio case in 16 years
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Setback for Pakistan as Islamabad reports first polio case in 16 years

India TV News  

Islamabad: In a major setback for Pakistan's efforts to eradicate the poliovirus, authorities on Friday confirmed the first polio case in the capital Islamabad in the last 16 years. “This is the first human case reported from Islamabad in the last 16 years,” an official statement said, adding that the newest case marked the 17th polio case this year in …

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UN says 86 percent of Gaza now under Israeli evacuation orders
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UN says 86 percent of Gaza now under Israeli evacuation orders

Al Jazeera  

Israeli military carries out more attacks across the strip, killing at least 33 Palestinians amid mass displacements. The United Nations says 86 percent of the besieged Gaza Strip is now under Israeli evacuation orders as 33 more Palestinians are killed in yet another day of attacks and displacement. Reporting from Deir el-Balah, also in central Gaza, Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud …

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The genome that knows all
9 months, 2 weeks ago

The genome that knows all

The Hindu  

In April 2003, there was much jubilation, justifiably so, across the world as the Human Genome Project announced that it had generated the first sequence of the human genome. “This has been a revolutionary initiative but going ahead we will need to sample many more thousands of genomes to pick out more, rare mutations.” The main outcomes of such an …

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Post-Polio Syndrome: Causes, symptoms and promising treatment options
1 year ago

Post-Polio Syndrome: Causes, symptoms and promising treatment options

Hindustan Times  

In the mid-20th century, the world faced an epidemic of a crippling disease called polio but thanks to widespread vaccination efforts, polio was virtually eradicated by the turn of the millennium. Sweat not, as we explore Post-Polio Syndrome, shedding light on its symptoms, challenges and the potential promise of regenerative medicine in offering new hope for those living with PPS. …

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Fewer Amsterdam kids getting vaccinated: Baby vaccination rate down to 83%
1 year, 3 months ago

Fewer Amsterdam kids getting vaccinated: Baby vaccination rate down to 83%

NL Times  

The vaccination rate among kids in Amsterdam has fallen for the third year in a row. Babies’ vaccination rate is now well below the 90 percent standard the World Health Organization uses for most vaccinations, which indicates whether a population is well-protected against infectious diseases. Before 2020, the average vaccination rate for babies under 2 years old was consistently above …

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National Vaccination Day 2023: History, significance and more
1 year, 9 months ago

National Vaccination Day 2023: History, significance and more

India TV News  

National Vaccination Day, celebrated on March 16 every year, aims to create awareness about the significance of vaccines for maintaining good health. On March 16, 1995, the first dose of the oral polio vaccine was given in India as part of the World Health Organization's initiative to eradicate polio globally, which started in 1988. As per the World Health Organization, …

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COVID-19, HPV, smallpox and polio: four vaccine successes
2 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19, HPV, smallpox and polio: four vaccine successes

Al Jazeera  

Most people will agree the key to easing COVID-19 restrictions has been the use of vaccinations. According to recent statistics, 66.3 percent of the global population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine with countries like the United Arab Emirates, Chile and Singapore leading the way with more than 90 percent of their populations having had at …

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Brazil once wiped away preventable diseases. They’re coming back
2 years, 6 months ago

Brazil once wiped away preventable diseases. They’re coming back

Al Jazeera  

Few know the devastating effects of these infectious diseases like Eliana Goncalves. “There would always be children who suddenly disappeared from the ward, just like that,” she tells Al Jazeera, a ventilator pumping at her neck as she sits in an electric wheelchair in her home in Brazil’s largest city, Sao Paulo. “If you have a child in an intensive …

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We cannot afford to give up our fight against polio now
3 years, 6 months ago

We cannot afford to give up our fight against polio now

Al Jazeera  

We have come a long way in defeating polio in the last 30 years and we should not allow the COVID-19 pandemic to undo these achievements. This progress is a testament to the collaboration between health workers, governments and donors around the world, and the coordinating efforts of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which Rotary helped found in 1988. During …

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Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Says 'Misinformation' Being Spread As Congress Questions Vaccine Drive
3 years, 11 months ago

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Says 'Misinformation' Being Spread As Congress Questions Vaccine Drive

News 18  

During India’s first phase of rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine, where over 2 lakh people have been inoculated, health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan sought to assure the people of the country that the vaccines being rolled out in India went under best possible scientific scrutiny and people should not believe in “misinformation” being spread. From the very beginning we have …

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