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UN in Syria Vaccination Drive Against Childhood Killer
The United Nations called for help on Tuesday to vaccinate 765,000 Syrian toddlers against polio, in a bid to prevent a resurgence of the childhood killer across the restive Middle East.
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WHO Slaps Travel Restrictions on Pakistan Over Polio Fears
The World Health Organisation (WHO) today slapped international travel restrictions on Pakistan, Cameroon and Syria over the countries' failure to control the spread of the deadly polio virus, just a month after India did the same.
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Mass polio vaccine campaign launched in Iraq
Authorities launched a massive polio vaccination campaign on Sunday in Iraq, Syria and Egypt after health officials found a suspected case of the virus in a young boy near Baghdad.
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Ten million children in Mideast to get polio vaccine: UN
Millions of children in the Middle East will be vaccinated against polio this month after the crippling disease resurfaced in conflict-hit Syria, the United Nations said on Sunday.
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21 nations take up polio 'emergency': United Nations
Some 21 nations in the Middle East and nearby regions have jointly made the eradication of polio an emergency priority and recognized that Pakistan is a key part of the problem, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
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Syria, neighbours to vaccinate 20 million children against polio
More than 20 million children are to be vaccinated in Syria and neighbouring countries against polio to try to stop the spread of the crippling infectious disease following its re-emergence there after 14 years, United Nations agencies said on Friday.
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Syrian government says aid, vaccinations will reach all
The Syrian government promised on Monday to ensure delivery of vaccinations and humanitarian aid across the country, after an outbreak of polio in the northeast and warnings of malnutrition in areas under military siege.
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Suspected polio outbreak in Syrian province spreads: WHO
At least 22 people are now suspected of having polio in Syria, where health officials are scrambling to respond to the first outbreak of the crippling viral disease in 14 years, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday.
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UN in Syria Vaccination Drive Against Childhood Killer
The United Nations called for help on Tuesday to vaccinate 765,000 Syrian toddlers against polio, in a bid to prevent a resurgence of the childhood killer across the restive Middle East.
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WHO Slaps Travel Restrictions on Pakistan Over Polio Fears
The World Health Organisation (WHO) today slapped international travel restrictions on Pakistan, Cameroon and Syria over the countries' failure to control the spread of the deadly polio virus, just a month after India did the same.
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Mass polio vaccine campaign launched in Iraq
Authorities launched a massive polio vaccination campaign on Sunday in Iraq, Syria and Egypt after health officials found a suspected case of the virus in a young boy near Baghdad.
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Ten million children in Mideast to get polio vaccine: UN
Millions of children in the Middle East will be vaccinated against polio this month after the crippling disease resurfaced in conflict-hit Syria, the United Nations said on Sunday.
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21 nations take up polio 'emergency': United Nations
Some 21 nations in the Middle East and nearby regions have jointly made the eradication of polio an emergency priority and recognized that Pakistan is a key part of the problem, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
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Syria, neighbours to vaccinate 20 million children against polio
More than 20 million children are to be vaccinated in Syria and neighbouring countries against polio to try to stop the spread of the crippling infectious disease following its re-emergence there after 14 years, United Nations agencies said on Friday.
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Syrian government says aid, vaccinations will reach all
The Syrian government promised on Monday to ensure delivery of vaccinations and humanitarian aid across the country, after an outbreak of polio in the northeast and warnings of malnutrition in areas under military siege.
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Suspected polio outbreak in Syrian province spreads: WHO
At least 22 people are now suspected of having polio in Syria, where health officials are scrambling to respond to the first outbreak of the crippling viral disease in 14 years, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday.
