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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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New Polio Cases Turn Back Eradication Clock: United Nations
The World Health Organisation has said the confirmation of two new cases of polio in Nigeria was "a disappointing development", and the cases turned back eradication clock in the West African country.
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Nigeria Marks 1 Year Since Last Polio Case
Nigeria today marked one year since its last case of polio, raising hopes it will soon be taken off the list of endemic countries as the first step to being declared free of the disease.
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Wheelchairs for Nigeria: Getting Polio Survivors on the Move
Six new wheelchairs are lined up near the entrance of the Beautiful Gate Handicapped People's Centre in the central Nigerian city of Jos.
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Nigeria Makes Final Push to Stamp Out Polio
Health workers move from door to door in the rural Sumaila district of Kano state, northern Nigeria, administering oral polio vaccines to children under five.
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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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Nigeria May Have No Polio Cases Next Year, Says Bill Gates
Nigeria could cut the number of polio cases to zero next year and be declared free of the disease in 2018 even though a national eradication campaign has had to contend with an insurgency in the north, Bill Gates told Reuters.
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World Health Organisation cancels polio drive after gunmen kill two workers in Pakistan
The World Health Organisation (WHO) suspended its polio eradication campaign in Pakistan's Peshawar today after two young workers were shot as they administered drops, the latest attack aimed at the UN-backed operation.
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Gunmen kill policeman in Pakistan polio team attack
Gunmen attacked a polio vaccination team in part of Pakistan's restive tribal regions on Monday, killing a policeman who was providing security, officials said.
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Gunmen kill nine in attacks on Nigeria polio clinics: police
Gunmen attacked two polio clinics in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Friday, killing nine people before fleeing, police and residents said.
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$1 billion shortfall imperils polio eradication drive
It remains endemic in three countries—Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria—after India in January became the latest country to become polio-free, after going a full year without registering a new case.
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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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New Polio Cases Turn Back Eradication Clock: United Nations
The World Health Organisation has said the confirmation of two new cases of polio in Nigeria was "a disappointing development", and the cases turned back eradication clock in the West African country.
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Nigeria Marks 1 Year Since Last Polio Case
Nigeria today marked one year since its last case of polio, raising hopes it will soon be taken off the list of endemic countries as the first step to being declared free of the disease.
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Wheelchairs for Nigeria: Getting Polio Survivors on the Move
Six new wheelchairs are lined up near the entrance of the Beautiful Gate Handicapped People's Centre in the central Nigerian city of Jos.
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Nigeria Makes Final Push to Stamp Out Polio
Health workers move from door to door in the rural Sumaila district of Kano state, northern Nigeria, administering oral polio vaccines to children under five.
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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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Nigeria May Have No Polio Cases Next Year, Says Bill Gates
Nigeria could cut the number of polio cases to zero next year and be declared free of the disease in 2018 even though a national eradication campaign has had to contend with an insurgency in the north, Bill Gates told Reuters.
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World Health Organisation cancels polio drive after gunmen kill two workers in Pakistan
The World Health Organisation (WHO) suspended its polio eradication campaign in Pakistan's Peshawar today after two young workers were shot as they administered drops, the latest attack aimed at the UN-backed operation.
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Gunmen kill policeman in Pakistan polio team attack
Gunmen attacked a polio vaccination team in part of Pakistan's restive tribal regions on Monday, killing a policeman who was providing security, officials said.
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Gunmen kill nine in attacks on Nigeria polio clinics: police
Gunmen attacked two polio clinics in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Friday, killing nine people before fleeing, police and residents said.
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$1 billion shortfall imperils polio eradication drive
It remains endemic in three countries—Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria—after India in January became the latest country to become polio-free, after going a full year without registering a new case.
