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Contaminated polio vaccine case: There are no chances of infection, confirms Govt
Polio II virus was found in stools of children residing in Ghaziabad area in the beginning of this week. Know what the further investigation revealed.
Polio II virus was found in stools of children residing in Ghaziabad area in the beginning of this week. Know what the further investigation revealed.
Once one of the most feared diseases worldwide which was responsible for paralysing many children, polio has been contained to a large extent. There are with only three epidemic regions left in the world Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria. India, which only a decade ago accounted for most of the world's cases hasn't reported a new case in the last two years. A joint initiative between the WHO, various governments and multiple private partners, it represents the world's largest and most successful private-public partnership (PPP) initiative. The goal is to obviously eradicate the disease completely like rhinderpest and small pox. For that every last child must get the polio vaccine. Here are some facts about the polio eradication campaign:
First polio case of 2012 reported in India
South East Asia on target to be polio-free by 2014: WHO
Sushil Kumar, Vijendar Singh and their fellow Olympians fight for polio eradication
A million Pakistani kids to get polio drops
Newer vaccines not requiring refrigeration could save billions
Ella Foundation wins $100,000 grant from the Gates foundation
India gets 120 mn yen (Rs 7.2 cr) from Japan to fight polio
Polio II virus was found in stools of children residing in Ghaziabad area in the beginning of this week. Know what the further investigation revealed.
Once one of the most feared diseases worldwide which was responsible for paralysing many children, polio has been contained to a large extent. There are with only three epidemic regions left in the world Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria. India, which only a decade ago accounted for most of the world's cases hasn't reported a new case in the last two years. A joint initiative between the WHO, various governments and multiple private partners, it represents the world's largest and most successful private-public partnership (PPP) initiative. The goal is to obviously eradicate the disease completely like rhinderpest and small pox. For that every last child must get the polio vaccine. Here are some facts about the polio eradication campaign:
First polio case of 2012 reported in India
South East Asia on target to be polio-free by 2014: WHO
Sushil Kumar, Vijendar Singh and their fellow Olympians fight for polio eradication
A million Pakistani kids to get polio drops
Newer vaccines not requiring refrigeration could save billions
Ella Foundation wins $100,000 grant from the Gates foundation
India gets 120 mn yen (Rs 7.2 cr) from Japan to fight polio
