Polio cases found in Kenya and Somalia, WHO says
The World Health Organization says the Horn of Africa is experiencing an outbreak of polio with cases confirmed in Kenya and Somalia.
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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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Gates' foundation to fund $1.8bn to eradicate polio
Bill Gates announced in Abu Dhabi on Thursday his foundation will contribute $1.8 billion to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, a third of the total funds needed.
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Apr 25, 2013 |
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Polio vaccine developer Koprowski dies
Dr. Hilary Koprowski, the Polish-born researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio, died this week at his Philadelphia home. He was 96.
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Apr 14, 2013 |
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'Endgame' strategy aims to end polio outbreaks in 2014 (Update)
A new strategy for ending polio worldwide aims to boost security for violence-plagued vaccine workers and halt polio outbreaks by the end of next year, global health authorities said Tuesday.
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Apr 02, 2013 |
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240,000 Pakistani children miss anti-polio drive (Update)
(AP)—Some 240,000 children have missed U.N.-backed vaccinations against polio because of security concerns in Pakistan's tribal regions bordering Afghanistan, a top official with the World Health Organization said Friday.
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Mar 29, 2013 |
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Gates says world must push to finally eradicate polio
Bill Gates said Tuesday that the world must commit to wiping out the remaining cases of polio and finally eradicate the disease despite squeezed aid budgets and violence plaguing vaccination efforts.
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Mar 27, 2013 |
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Violence, vaccine fears keep polio from disappearing
Sixty years after the first successful polio vaccine trial, the disease has been wiped out in much of the world, but violence, conspiracy theories and lack of cash keep it from disappearing.
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Mar 25, 2013 |
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WHO says polio fight critical despite attacks
The head of the World Health Organization's polio drive said Friday it was crucial to push on with the fight to eradicate the disease despite a rising death toll among vaccination workers.
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Mar 01, 2013 |
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Nigeria polio attacks revive conspiracy theory worries
Walking with wooden crutches because polio robbed him of the use of his legs, Aminu Ahmed Tudun-Wada is determined to prevent superstition and misinformation crippling efforts to vaccinate against the disease.
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Feb 26, 2013 |
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Nigeria journalists get bail in polio attacks case (Update)
Two Nigerian journalists and a cleric were granted bail on Thursday after being charged over a controversial radio programme on polio vaccines days before deadly attacks on polio clinics.
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Feb 12, 2013 |
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Gates urges polio eradication by 2018
Microsoft founder Bill Gates said the battle to eradicate polio was one of the toughest the world has faced, but said it could be conquered by 2018.
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Jan 30, 2013 |
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Former WHO chief Hiroshi Nakajima dies at 84
Hiroshi Nakajima, a Japanese doctor and former director-general of the World Health Organization, died at the weekend in France at the age of 84, the UN health body said Monday.
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Jan 28, 2013 |
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Egypt to vaccinate after polio found in sewer (Update)
Egypt will carry out a vaccination campaign for children in parts of Cairo after polio was recently found in the capital's sewage, believed to have been brought to the country from Pakistan, a Health Ministry official said ...
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Jan 24, 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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