On Jul. 24, Nigeria marked two years since the last case of wild poliovirus.
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The Nigerian government has reported two new polio cases in the first re-emergence of the disease since 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) s
Daily Telegraph Aug 11 2016 - 05:00
Nigeria’s progress towards attaining a polio-free status has suffered a setback with reports of two fresh infections of wild polio virus in Borno s
informationng.com Aug 11 2016 - 04:17
Barely two weeks after Nigeria celebrated two years free of Polio disease, two new cases of the viral disease have reportedly been record
uncova.com Aug 11 2016 - 04:03
Two fresh infections of wild polio virus have emerged in Borno state, threatening Nigeria's progress toward a polio free status.
dailytrust.com.ng Aug 11 2016 - 04:03
Nigerians have reacted with shock to the news of two new cases of polio infection in Borno State, weeks after the country celebrated two years with
olisa.tv Aug 11 2016 - 02:01
The die is cast. Nigeria is now in a make-or-mar situation in the quest for polio elimination.
guardian.ng Aug 10 2016 - 22:19
RAWALPINDI: The health department has been directed to involve residents in the coming polio vaccination drive, which will begin in the district on
Dawn Aug 10 2016 - 18:59
Health officials in Nigeria are gearing up for a massive emergency polio immunization drive after two children were paralyzed by the disease.
NPR News Aug 10 2016 - 16:57
11 August 2016 ¦ GENEVA - After more than two years without wild poliovirus in Nigeria, the Government reported today that 2 children have been par
WHO Aug 10 2016 - 16:57
Huma Shazif had just vaccinated five children against polio in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar when the gunmen attacked.
Rwanda New Times Aug 10 2016 - 14:56
Dr Matshidiso Moeti is the WHO Regional Director for Africa.
DAILY MAVERICK Aug 10 2016 - 14:56
This day in history, former President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was stricken with Poliomyelitis in 1921.
americanmilitarynews.com Aug 10 2016 - 08:58
BHOPAL: Two months after polio scare in Telengana, a suspected case of polio in Bhopal, prompted the state health department to alert WHO and initi
Times of India Aug 10 2016 - 00:08
LAHORE -- Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare Ali Jan Khan directed the Executive District Officers (H) to improve monitoring and surveillan
thefreelibrary.com Aug 9 2016 - 22:49
GUARDING AGAINST DISEASE. For a city of its size, Troy has been fortunate so far to avoid fatalities during a statewide polio epidemic.
The Record Aug 9 2016 - 17:56
and the Polio Plus campaign to eliminate polio throughout the world.
The Republican Journal Aug 9 2016 - 15:04
But around 1940, the camp changed its focus in dealing with a new problem.
Upper Michigans Source Aug 9 2016 - 14:57
I battled Polio during my grade school days. Thanks to the wonder drug penicillin, I survived.
Chippewa Herald Aug 9 2016 - 03:58
But, he reiterated that there is zero tolerance against such incidents and terrorists as he quoted three recent terrorist attacks including firing
timesofislamabad.com Aug 9 2016 - 02:54
Recently, a programme has been launched to provide polio vaccination to children in all the districts of Balochistan.
The Nation Aug 8 2016 - 19:01
In January, a suicide bomber killed 15 people outside a polio eradication center in an attack claimed by both the Pakistani Taliban and Jundullah,
Reuters Aug 8 2016 - 12:49
Vaccines are not made for trivial diseases that are simple to treat.
Spectrum Aug 8 2016 - 06:44
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Health Services, Saira Afzal Tarar reiterated that soon Pakistan would be counted in polio free countries.
Business Recorder Aug 8 2016 - 06:37
Ask Jackie Shroff, who suddenly found himself at the receiving end of a highly viral, behind the scenes video of shooting a polio ad.
Firstpost Aug 8 2016 - 04:07
These puritans were vehemently against the fight against polio which was clearly ravaging the society with hundreds of thousands of children losing
Vanguard Aug 8 2016 - 04:07
In the last year, Pakistan has made Herculean efforts to finally eradicate the polio virus, and at least potentially the goal of eradication by yea
The Express Tribune Aug 8 2016 - 01:43
Targeted killings and other crimes have become increasingly common in the capital.
dw.com Aug 8 2016 - 00:25
For local editors, this is independent corroboration of their own view that the local polio situation is under control.
Saratogian Aug 7 2016 - 17:58
In 1920, measles killed 7,575 and diphtheria killed 13,170. In 1922, pertussis killed 5,099.
La Crosse Tribune Aug 7 2016 - 17:08
Huma Shazif had just vaccinated five children against polio in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar when gunmen attacked.
asiasentinel.com Aug 7 2016 - 16:54
Primary and Secondary Healthcare Secretary Ali Jan Khan on Sunday directed the executive district officers (EDOs) to improve monitoring and surveil
Pakistan Today Aug 7 2016 - 13:33
The programme, organised under the aegis of the All Kerala Wheelchair Friends Rights Campaign at the Polio Home in LMS Compound, witnessed persons
The Hindu Aug 7 2016 - 12:00
Dorothy Ludlow, the three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry S.
Saratogian Aug 6 2016 - 17:59
KARACHI: A 55-year old, Bibi Khalida Nasreen, wearing a stethoscope in her neck and carrying a medical bag, was driving a four-wheeler motorbike.
Daily Times Aug 6 2016 - 17:24
I’m gratified that so many of you are reading and commenting on the polio articles.
Age of Augtism Aug 6 2016 - 11:40
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Today's archive page is from Jan. 18, 1952. J.
Staten Island Advance Aug 5 2016 - 23:58
LANDI KOTAL: Health authorities in Khyber Agency claimed on Friday to have vaccinated for the first time children under age five against polio duri
Dawn Aug 5 2016 - 18:58
ISLAMABAD: Noting the recent u ...
Daily Times Aug 5 2016 - 14:54
Choosing to call attention to global health challenges, we were reminded of the progress made and work still to come in eradicating polio and provi
www.globalcitizen.org Aug 5 2016 - 07:31
Nearly all of us remember suffering through multiple vaccinations as children, for everything from the measles and polio to those painful tetanus i
The Root Aug 5 2016 - 02:59
Huma Shazif had just vaccinated five children against polio in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar when the gunmen attacked.
IRIN Aug 5 2016 - 02:16
The state of Texas mandates children attending public schools to be immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps, rubell
Killeen Daily Herald Aug 4 2016 - 21:29
Five doses of the combination diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis vaccine. Four doses of polio vaccine.
Tacoma News Tribune Aug 4 2016 - 18:52
Update on Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses — Worldwide, January 2015–May 2016* "The ultimate goal of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative is th
Newsroom America Aug 4 2016 - 12:18
Because >94% of cVDPVs isolated since 2006 and 66% of iVDPVs identified since OPV introduction are type 2, and because wild polio virus type 2 w
cdc.gov Aug 4 2016 - 10:24
The money -- some of which has come from the club's annual duck race fundraiser -- has supported efforts of the foundation, including Polio Pl
Globe Gazette Aug 4 2016 - 06:56
The Rotary Club of Ikoyi Metropolitan, Lagos, has called on Nigerians to team up against elimination of poliomyelitis in the country.
This Day Live Aug 3 2016 - 16:08