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  WHO extends travel restrictions to Pak amid polio resurgence

  World | January 11, 2020 10:21 IST

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has extended travel restrictions to Pakistan for another three months over the frequent outbreak of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in all provinces and an alarming surge in Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WP1) cases.

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  Pakistan govt gives one-time permission to import polio markers from India

  India | December 25, 2019 20:48 IST

  Pakistan has decided to import polio markers from India, months after it suspended trade ties with New Delhi following the abrogation of Article 370

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  Polio cases continue to rise in Pakistan, 111 reported this year

  World | December 20, 2019 11:42 IST

  New cases of polio have been reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Sindh and Balochistan region.

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  Amitabh Bachchan: It took 8 years to eradicate polio from the country

  Celebrities | June 05, 2018 6:46 IST

  Amitabh Bachchan sharing his experience of getting associated with the polio campaign said that earlier it was not easy for him to convince people as they were not very receptive to the thought.

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  UN declares Somalia polio free for third consecutive year

  Lifestyle | August 14, 2017 11:31 IST

  Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan are the remaining countries where polio is still being recorded.

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  Polio hits Nigeria again; two new cases detected since 2014

  Lifestyle | August 13, 2016 17:03 IST

  The global polio eradication campaign suffered a major setback after the confirmation of the two new cases of polio in Nigeria. Two children are diagnosed with polio paralysis in the region. This is the first

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  No threat to polio-free status of India: WHO

  World | June 18, 2016 18:51 IST

  Amidst concerns over resurfacing of polio cases in India, the WHO today said there is "no threat" to the polio-free status of all South East Asian region countries, including India, and the detection of a rare strain of the crippling disease is "not

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  Govt allays concerns on polio; says India remains polio-free

  India | June 15, 2016 20:09 IST

  New Delhi: Amidst concerns over wild polio virus (P2 strain) being found in a Hyderabad drain, the Union Health Ministry today said it was a vaccine derived virus and does not change the polio-free status

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  Seven policemen escorting polio team killed in Pakistan

  World | April 20, 2016 17:49 IST

  Islamabad: At least seven policemen, deployed to guard polio-eradication teams, were killed when gunmen fired at them in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday, officials said. Feroze Shah, deputy Inspector General Police, said

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  Infant dies after receiving anti-polio injection

  India | June 27, 2015 18:13 IST

  Hajipur: A seven-month-old girl died while six other children are undergoing treatment at a government hospital after being administered anti-polio injections at Shahpur village in Bihar's Vaishali district.Civil Surgeon (CS) of Vaishali Ramashish Kumar said

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  'Knowledge' is the focal point of all religions, says PM Modi

  India | June 15, 2015 19:17 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that ‘knowledge' is the focal point of all religion.Modi said this while launching a book titled "Education of Muslims: An Islamic Perspective of Knowledge and Education –

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  India risks importing polio from Pakistan, Afghanistan: Government

  India | May 05, 2015 23:51 IST

  New Delhi:  India runs a high risk of importing polio from its key neighbours Afghanistan and Pakistan which have a high polio burden, the government today said."Yes. It is a fact that India's two key

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  India offers support to make SAARC polio free

  India | April 08, 2015 16:49 IST

  New Delhi: India today extended its assistance to SAARC nations in making the region polio-free and said that it will share its best practices to help the countries achieve the goal.Chairing the 5th meeting of

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  Fresh new case of polio detected in Pakistan

  World | April 05, 2015 11:24 IST

  New Delhi: At least one new polio case has been detected in Pakistan's northwestern province, taking the number of cases found so far this year to 21.The Polio Virology Laboratory of the National Institute of

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  10 held for refusing polio vaccines to children in Pakistan

  World | February 26, 2015 7:19 IST

  Islamabad: Police have registered cases against 160 people and arrested 10 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan after they refused to administer polio vaccines to their children during the ongoing anti-polio campaign, media reported Thursday.The

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  Samples taken from two kids sent to Lucknow for polio tests

  India | February 24, 2015 17:37 IST

  Patna: Bihar government has sent samples taken from two children to Lucknow for laboratory tests amid suspicion of poliomyelitis, better known as polio, a viral disease that induces crippling paralysis among children.  Health department officials

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  Feel like giving up? Wait until you read what they have gone through in their lives!

  Life | March 08, 2015 13:27 IST

  Inspiring someone is a tough task as one has to actually bring out a visible change in society for others to notice, appreciate and take the change forward!Some of them find instant success, while others

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  WHO team that rescued India from polio, joins fight against Ebola in Africa

  India | January 22, 2015 13:35 IST

  New Delhi: A team of World Health Organisation (WHO) workers who played a key role in eradicating polio from states like Wes Bengal Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, has now taken the challenge to fight against

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  President launches polio immunization programme

  India | January 17, 2015 14:58 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday launched the pulse polio immunization programme by administering polio drops to children at Rashtrapati Bhavan.Children of less than five years will be given polio drops on the National

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  First ever polio injection drive launched in Pakistan

  World | January 08, 2015 6:55 IST

  Islamabad: Health authorities in Pakistan have started administering polio injections for the first time in the country.Authorities have started administering polio injections in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), which is for the first time