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THE boat isn’t going anywhere. The 12 women on board pull their shawls tighter against the chilly smog that has blocked all visibility.
Two other climbers were also evacuated due to medical reasons.
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In continuation of the campaign to kick out polio from Nigeria, the Rotary Club of Gbagada, as one of its projects for the service year, has initia
ISLAMABAD: The Islamic Advisory Group (IAG) for Polio Eradication has decided to intensity its efforts after 50pc of refusals during polio vaccinat
The Saratogian has been underplaying the spread of polio in Saratoga Springs, not wanting to scare racegoers and tourists.
Really, a vote for anyone else is a vote for polio and measles.
PESHAWAR: Officials have said that the number of Female Community Workers’ (FCWs) is being increased to help eradicate poliovirus in the district.
The major goal of Rotary this year remains the same – to end the devastating disease of polio.
• The Farmfest '91 will open this week and it is expected to attract more than 60,000 visitors to the site three-quarters of a mile north of I
ISLAMABAD: The Islamic Advisory Group for Polio Eradication (IAG) has adopted a new work-plan to help in the final push to end polio in Pakistan an
As he celebrates 50 years in the music industry, folk singer Donovan Leitch reflects that he has enjoyed a charmed life.
Amid rising concern over the risk of disease outbreaks, the Uganda government is carrying out mass polio and measles immunisation for children who
A health worker administers a polio drop to an infant in Kolkata, India, June 17, 2012.
An Alexander City native who worked with polio-vaccine developers Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin at the Centers for Disease Control before beginning h
In a past that encompasses the childhood of my parents, polio was paralyzing and killing children in large numbers in yearly epidemics, the fear of
Several members, friends and supporters of the Mid-Ohio Valley Post-Polio Support Group gathered at the Golden Corral on Monday to celebrate the 22
At the peak of the tourist season in Saratoga, stringent new regulations go into effect today to prevent the spread of polio, effectively quarantin
The U.S.
Immunisation: Bhutan ran out of the Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) in the beginning of this year following a global manufacturing shortage of the
Judge Ed Follis Jr. has fought polio and its effects for much of a lifetime.
In the early 20th century, polio was one of the most feared diseases in industrialized countries, paralysing hundreds of thousands of children ever
The first articles in this series told the story of the 1916 polio epidemic in New York City and the North Atlantic States.
QUETTA: The Health Department Balochistan has commenced interviews of community Health Workers on 1200 vacant posts in 26 Union Councils of Quetta.
ISLAMABAD: The government has announced its plans to merge the national polio eradication programme with the routine immunisation programme in the
Zhob—Commissioner Zhob Division Ghulam Farid on Friday visited different areas of Zhob and Sherani districts to supervise the ongoing anti-polio ca
NEW DELHI: The global shortage of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), caused due to failure of WHO to scale up its supply, has not affected India, the
KARACHI: As the six-day campaign against polio in the province concludes on Saturday, an important briefing brought together six district commissio
The global shortage of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), caused due to failure of WHO to scale up its supply, has not affected India, the Centre sai
The government has destroyed about 1,000 wild polio type 2 viruses that had been stored at the Kenya Medical Research Institute for 17 years.
Karachi—The six-day anti-polio drive in Karachi concludes on Saturday.
The six-day anti-polio drive in Karachi will conclude today (Saturday).
In 1940, scientists concluded that consumption of ice cream was the leading cause of the polio epidemic, solely based on the stats that there were
New Delhi, Jul 29 () The global shortage of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), caused due to failure of WHO to scale up its supply, has not affected
The city of Troy is taking no chances in its attempt to prevent the spread of polio, forcing an eight year old boy to go back to New York City toda
Over 400,000 children of up to five years of age were administered polio drops during the first three days of the ongoing anti-polio drive in the m
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Saira Afzal Tarar on Thursday said that strengthening routine immuni
The government has destroyed over 1000 wildpolio type 2 viruses at Kemri, meaning that Kenya is now Polio free as the last case was reported in 201
On Saturday, Aug. 20, runners and walkers will come together in Dansville to participate in the second annual Clara Barton Day Rotary 5K race.
Afghanistan is one of only two countries in the world where children still get infected by polio. The other is Pakistan.
As part of efforts towards a polio free Nigeria, polio survivors are seeking a comprehensive plan for rehabilitation and empowerment of millions of
KARACHI: Parents whose children have not been administered polio drops need to make sure their kids are given the vaccine.
Around 1988 a tremendous endeavor was taken on in the eradication of the dreaded disease of polio that was so serious in hundreds of countries.
At the meeting Club Leadership presented the District Governor with a donation for Rotary and its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiati
Is this mommy-blogging? Because this shit is awesome.
ELKO — Helen Hankins and Mike Mauser, members of Rotary Club of Elko Desert Sunrise, believe that no child anywhere should suffer from polio — a co