Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Pakistan sees major drop in polio cases

Pakistan has seen a major fall in polio cases this year, officials said Thursday, as a military operation has allowed vaccinators to reach areas previously off-limits because of militant attacks.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Bill Gates seeks to help eradicate polio in Nigeria

US billionaire Bill Gates on Monday vowed to help end the scourge of polio in Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, still blighted by the debilitating disease.

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