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  4 more polio cases found in Pakistan; tally jumps to 231

  World | October 30, 2014 14:37 IST

  Islamabad: At least four new polio cases have been reported in Pakistan, taking the number of those affected this year to 231 with the county's fight against the crippling disease showing no signs of improvement.Pakistan

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  Harsh Vardhan offers to help Pakistan fight polio

  India | October 25, 2014 9:10 IST

  New Delhi: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Friday offered Pakistan full cooperation in eradicating polio from that country.Pakistan at present accounts for 85 percent of the world's polio cases.On the occasion of World Polio Day, Harsh

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  Pakistan to intensify effort to end polio

  World | October 15, 2014 11:08 IST

  Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to intensify its effort to eradicate polio, a media report said.Emergence of new cases has forced international institutions and foreign governments to put restrictions on the country.The decision was

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  13 new polio cases reported in Pakistan

  World | September 17, 2014 13:26 IST

  Islamabad: At least 13 new cases of polio have been reported in Pakistan, taking the number of those affected this year to 158, according to media reports on Wednesday.The new cases were confirmed by the

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  Pakistan running out of polio campaign funds

  World | August 28, 2014 11:30 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan's health ministry has said that if new funds are not arranged for the delayed anti-polio campaign, it is likely to halt after two months, Dawn online reported on Thursday.An health official said that

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  Two new polio cases detected in Pakistan

  World | August 02, 2014 14:03 IST

  Islamabad: Two new polio cases has been detected in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), a media report said on Saturday.Health officials said that one-year-old Salma Bibi from Peshawar's Nasab Colony

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  UN agencies call for actions against polio in Syria

  World | July 23, 2014 8:03 IST

  Geneva: The World Health Organisation and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund on Tuesday said in a report that actions are needed to protect children against polio in Syria as polio cases resurfaced in

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  India should help other countries to eradicate polio: President

  India | March 29, 2014 17:21 IST

  New Delhi: India being declared ‘polio-free' by the World Health Organisation is a “landmark achievement” and it should now assist other countries such as Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan in their fight against this disease, President

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  No case of polio in Himachal since 2009

  India | January 20, 2014 9:08 IST

  Shimla: Himachal Pradesh is virtually polio-free and no case of the disease has been reported since 2009, Health Minister Kaul Singh Thakur said yesterday.The last case was detected in 2009 in Solan district and the

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  Harsh Vardhan never eradicated polio in Delhi: Congress

  India | November 02, 2013 21:06 IST

  New Delhi: Slamming Harsh Vardhan over his polio eradication claims, one of the campaign themes for BJP for the Delhi Assembly elections, Congress today threatened to move Election Commission demanding cancellation of the nomination of

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  Overcoming polio burden was huge challenge for India: Azad

  India | January 13, 2013 18:42 IST

  New Delhi,Jan 13: Overcoming the burden of polio cases was a huge challenge to India and it will continue to make further progress in the fight against the disease to be declared polio-free in 2014,

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  British University to undertake polio research in India

  World | July 13, 2012 19:38 IST

  London, Jul 13: A top British University is planning to undertake a new research study looking at ethics, policy and practice concerning polio immunisation in India.  University of Birmingham is working with Ravenshaw University in

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  Shahid Afridi to now bat against polio

  Cricket | July 07, 2012 21:06 IST

  Islamabad, Jul 7:Cricket star Shahid Afridi was today roped in by Pakistani authorities and UNICEF to boost an anti-polio campaign in the tribal belt in the wake of a ban imposed on vaccination campaigns by

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  India Close To Wiping Out Polio

  India | October 24, 2011 18:30 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 24: India has not had a case of polio in nine months, raising hopes the country is on the verge of defeating the disease, health officials said Monday.Ridding itself of polio would