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Polio First Phase Vaccination Campaign In Gaza Successful: WHO
The first phase of a large-scale polio vaccination campaign in Gaza has concluded successfully, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, providing nearly 200,000 children in the centre of the Palestinian territory with their initial dose.
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Baby Paralysed In Gaza's First Case Of Type 2 Polio For 25 Years: WHO
A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with U.N. agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby
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As Polio Reemerges In Gaza, A Mother Fears For Her Child's Health
In Gaza, a mother worries that her month-old son, Mohammed, could be infected with polio after the Palestinian health ministry confirmed the first case in the enclave on Friday, ending a 25 year period in which the Strip was polio-free.
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Gaza Records First Polio Case In 25 Years As UN Urges Vaccinations
Gaza has recorded its first polio case in 25 years, the Palestinian health ministry said on Friday, after UN chief Antonio Guterres called for pauses in the Israel-Hamas war to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children.
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US Detects First Case Of Polio In Nearly A Decade
The United States on Thursday reported its first case of polio in almost a decade.
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First Polio Sub-National Vaccine Campaign Begins Today: All You Need To Know
Polio Vaccine Campaign: The first Sub-National Immunization Day for 2022 for administering polio vaccine drops is being conducted from June 19 in 11 states and UTs.
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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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Pune's Serum Institute To Supply Polio Vaccine To Centre For Universal Immunisation
Pune's Serum Institute of India will start supplying Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) to the Union government for the Universal Immunisation Programme from this month, becoming the first Indian company to do so, official sources said today.
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President Ram Nath Kovind Launches Pulse Polio Programme For 2021
On the eve of the Polio National Immunization Day, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday launched the first round of the Pulse Polio Programme for 2021 by administering polio drops to children less than five years of age at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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First Polio Case Reported In Malaysia In Nearly 3 Decades
Malaysia has reported its first polio case in 27 years, health authorities said Sunday, announcing a three-month-old baby had been diagnosed on Borneo island.
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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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Injectible Polio Vaccine Launched in India
India's first injectible inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) was today launched by Health Minister JP Nadda as part of the country's commitment to global polio eradication.
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Ukraine Launches Delayed Polio Vaccination Drive
Ukraine reported on Tuesday the start of a polio vaccination drive that began only after health groups accused Kiev of being critically late in responding to Europe's first outbreak since 2010.
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Polio Resurfaces in Mali From Ebola-Hit Guinea: WHO
There is a high risk of polio spreading in Ebola-ravaged Guinea and Mali, the World Health Organization said on Monday, after a Guinean toddler travelled to Mali and became that country's first case of the crippling disease in more than four years.
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Ukraine Reports Polio Outbreak, First Cases in Europe Since 2010: WHO
Two polio cases have been confirmed in western Ukraine, the first to be recorded in Europe since 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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Polio First Phase Vaccination Campaign In Gaza Successful: WHO
The first phase of a large-scale polio vaccination campaign in Gaza has concluded successfully, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, providing nearly 200,000 children in the centre of the Palestinian territory with their initial dose.
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Baby Paralysed In Gaza's First Case Of Type 2 Polio For 25 Years: WHO
A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with U.N. agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby
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As Polio Reemerges In Gaza, A Mother Fears For Her Child's Health
In Gaza, a mother worries that her month-old son, Mohammed, could be infected with polio after the Palestinian health ministry confirmed the first case in the enclave on Friday, ending a 25 year period in which the Strip was polio-free.
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Gaza Records First Polio Case In 25 Years As UN Urges Vaccinations
Gaza has recorded its first polio case in 25 years, the Palestinian health ministry said on Friday, after UN chief Antonio Guterres called for pauses in the Israel-Hamas war to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children.
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US Detects First Case Of Polio In Nearly A Decade
The United States on Thursday reported its first case of polio in almost a decade.
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First Polio Sub-National Vaccine Campaign Begins Today: All You Need To Know
Polio Vaccine Campaign: The first Sub-National Immunization Day for 2022 for administering polio vaccine drops is being conducted from June 19 in 11 states and UTs.
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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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Pune's Serum Institute To Supply Polio Vaccine To Centre For Universal Immunisation
Pune's Serum Institute of India will start supplying Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) to the Union government for the Universal Immunisation Programme from this month, becoming the first Indian company to do so, official sources said today.
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President Ram Nath Kovind Launches Pulse Polio Programme For 2021
On the eve of the Polio National Immunization Day, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday launched the first round of the Pulse Polio Programme for 2021 by administering polio drops to children less than five years of age at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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First Polio Case Reported In Malaysia In Nearly 3 Decades
Malaysia has reported its first polio case in 27 years, health authorities said Sunday, announcing a three-month-old baby had been diagnosed on Borneo island.
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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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Injectible Polio Vaccine Launched in India
India's first injectible inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) was today launched by Health Minister JP Nadda as part of the country's commitment to global polio eradication.
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Ukraine Launches Delayed Polio Vaccination Drive
Ukraine reported on Tuesday the start of a polio vaccination drive that began only after health groups accused Kiev of being critically late in responding to Europe's first outbreak since 2010.
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Polio Resurfaces in Mali From Ebola-Hit Guinea: WHO
There is a high risk of polio spreading in Ebola-ravaged Guinea and Mali, the World Health Organization said on Monday, after a Guinean toddler travelled to Mali and became that country's first case of the crippling disease in more than four years.
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Ukraine Reports Polio Outbreak, First Cases in Europe Since 2010: WHO
Two polio cases have been confirmed in western Ukraine, the first to be recorded in Europe since 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
