Second child contracts polio in Pakistan's Waziristan
A second child has contracted polio in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border after the Taliban banned vaccinations there nearly a year ago, a UN official said Thursday.
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May 23, 2013 |
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First polio case in Pakistan's Waziristan since Taliban ban
A child has contracted polio for the first time in Pakistan's militant-infested tribal belt since the Taliban banned vaccinations a year ago, a UN official said Monday.
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May 06, 2013 |
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Polio virus found in Egypt linked to Pakistan
Pakistani health officials Monday called for infants leaving the country to be issued polio vaccinations at airports after virus samples linked to a southern Pakistani city were discovered in Egypt.
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Jan 21, 2013 |
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Unvaccinated children rather than lack of effective vaccines is hindering the elimination of polio in Pakistan and Afgha
Too few children have received sufficient doses of vaccine to wipe out polio in Pakistan and Afghanistan, two of only three countries in the world where endemic polio has yet to be eliminated, according to new research published ...
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Jul 03, 2012 |
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India marks 1 year since last polio case
(AP) -- The top U.S. health official administered polio vaccination drops to children in New Delhi on Friday as India marked one year since its last case of the crippling disease.
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Jan 13, 2012 |
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Pakistan claims progress in tribal polio vaccination
Pakistan Tuesday claimed progress in vaccinating thousands of children against polio in a tribal area bordering Afghanistan which had been inaccessible due to unrest for about three years.
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Sep 04, 2012 |
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Polio eradication is achievable by 2018 and urgent, declare 400+ global scientists
Hundreds of scientists, doctors and other experts from around the world launched the Scientific Declaration on Polio Eradication today, declaring that an end to the paralyzing disease is achievable and endorsing a comprehensive ...
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Apr 11, 2013 |
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Pakistan resumes polio vaccines under tight security
Pakistan is providing paramilitary and police support to polio vaccinations being resumed discreetly in the northwest after a series of attacks on medical workers, officials said Friday.
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Jan 04, 2013 |
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Fall in polio vaccination refusal cases in Pakistan
Pakistan has witnessed a sharp drop in the number of families refusing to get their children vaccinated against polio, officials said Monday, while lamenting that nearly half a million children were left unvaccinated.
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Oct 22, 2012 |
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UN polio suspension hits 22,000 Pakistan children
Around 22,000 Pakistani children are at risk in Karachi after the World Health Organization suspended polio vaccinations over a spate of bloody shootings, a UN official warned Thursday.
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Aug 02, 2012 |
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3.5 million Pakistani children miss polio vaccine: WHO
More than 3.5 million Pakistani children missed out on polio vaccination this week in a campaign overshadowed by the deaths of nine immunisation workers, a UN official said Friday.
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Dec 21, 2012 |
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Health officials not on track to eradicate polio
(AP) -- The world is not on track to wipe out polio by the end of 2012, a group of independent health experts warned Wednesday.
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