Deepak Kapur, Chairman, Rotary International's India National PolioPlus Committee (RI-INPPC) told a leading media outlet, "India was officially declared polio-free in 2014, but the battle against the virus is still ongoing."
"Extensive population movement consequent to the current ceasefire is likely to exacerbate the spread of poliovirus infection," says WHO.
Pakistan has logged yet another positive case of polio virus making it the second case of 2025 after the first case that was reported from Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
2024 was the year when many countries reported a resurgence of the polio virus either among sewage and water or among people. Let us take a look at the countries affected.
Three countries in Europe, Germany, Spain and Poland reported poliovirus in wastewater which raised alarms of a potential resurgence of the deadly disease.
Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two remaining countries that have not been able to stop the spread of poliovirus. Since January 2024, Pakistan has reported as many as 63 confirmed cases of polio.
Three new infections pertaining to polio virus were reported from Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces in Pakistan taking the tally up to 55 this year.
Four more cases of polio virus have been detected in Pakistan taking the tally up to 37 this year.
In an effort to make Gaza polio-free again, a second round of vaccination campaign has begun from the 14th of October with an aim to cover 591,700 children.
UNRWA Chief reports the successful vaccination of 90 per cent of the children in Gaza against polio virus, also says, "Next challenge is to provide children with their second dose at the end of September."
While many countries in the world have been declared polio-free, Afghanistan's status, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, is still 'ongoing'. Pakistan, too, has failed to control cases of polio.
During the first phase of polio vaccination campaign in Gaza, the UN bodies have successfully inoculated over 187000 children under ten years of age.
Amidst relentless onslaught by Israel Defense Forces, Gaza is also facing a polio outbreak, the first in the last 25 years. Find out how the UN bodies are trying to counter this disease in the region.
World aid groups are worried about the rising polio threat in Gaza and have urged for humanitarian pauses in the war-torn region.
As ceasefire remains a distant hope for the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Palestinians are left with little food, fuel and almost no humanitarian supplies.
Amidst the devasting conflict going on in the Gaza Strip, a 10-month-old baby has been paralysed due to type 2 polio virus urging the UN to call for a humanitarian pause to inoculate all babies.
WHO stressed on the fact that vaccination of children in Gaza depends on security and access guarantees which have been incredibly difficult to ensure amidst the ongoing onslaught. A possible polio outbreak is a serious health threat to Palestinian as well as people across borders.
The Union Health Ministry has confirmed that the polio infection case of the two-year-old child is not a case of wild polio but is vaccine-derived.
Deepak Kapur, Chairman, Rotary International's India National PolioPlus Committee (RI-INPPC) told a leading media outlet, "India was officially declared polio-free in 2014, but the battle against the virus is still ongoing."
"Extensive population movement consequent to the current ceasefire is likely to exacerbate the spread of poliovirus infection," says WHO.
Pakistan has logged yet another positive case of polio virus making it the second case of 2025 after the first case that was reported from Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
2024 was the year when many countries reported a resurgence of the polio virus either among sewage and water or among people. Let us take a look at the countries affected.
Three countries in Europe, Germany, Spain and Poland reported poliovirus in wastewater which raised alarms of a potential resurgence of the deadly disease.
Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two remaining countries that have not been able to stop the spread of poliovirus. Since January 2024, Pakistan has reported as many as 63 confirmed cases of polio.
Three new infections pertaining to polio virus were reported from Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces in Pakistan taking the tally up to 55 this year.
Four more cases of polio virus have been detected in Pakistan taking the tally up to 37 this year.
In an effort to make Gaza polio-free again, a second round of vaccination campaign has begun from the 14th of October with an aim to cover 591,700 children.
UNRWA Chief reports the successful vaccination of 90 per cent of the children in Gaza against polio virus, also says, "Next challenge is to provide children with their second dose at the end of September."
While many countries in the world have been declared polio-free, Afghanistan's status, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, is still 'ongoing'. Pakistan, too, has failed to control cases of polio.
During the first phase of polio vaccination campaign in Gaza, the UN bodies have successfully inoculated over 187000 children under ten years of age.
Amidst relentless onslaught by Israel Defense Forces, Gaza is also facing a polio outbreak, the first in the last 25 years. Find out how the UN bodies are trying to counter this disease in the region.
World aid groups are worried about the rising polio threat in Gaza and have urged for humanitarian pauses in the war-torn region.
As ceasefire remains a distant hope for the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Palestinians are left with little food, fuel and almost no humanitarian supplies.
Amidst the devasting conflict going on in the Gaza Strip, a 10-month-old baby has been paralysed due to type 2 polio virus urging the UN to call for a humanitarian pause to inoculate all babies.
WHO stressed on the fact that vaccination of children in Gaza depends on security and access guarantees which have been incredibly difficult to ensure amidst the ongoing onslaught. A possible polio outbreak is a serious health threat to Palestinian as well as people across borders.
The Union Health Ministry has confirmed that the polio infection case of the two-year-old child is not a case of wild polio but is vaccine-derived.
Future Outlook: The fight against polio continues with a focus on the following strategies and considerations.
As per WHO, over 2 billion people around the world use a drinking water source that is contaminated by faeces.
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October 24 is marked to raise awareness for polio vaccination and eradication of polio and call on countries to stay vigilant in their fight against the disease. In this video, our expert will be talking about the types of polio virus, vaccination of polio, and eradication of the disease. Watch Video.
Talking about the symptoms of the polio virus then it includes paralysis, sore throat, fatigue, flu-like symptoms and stomach pain which last for three to four weeks.
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