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

KARACHI, Pakistan - Even though polio has been eradicated from most countries, it remains endemic in Pakistan, and health officials are trying to t

The family of John Lightfoote, who has an imbedded history in Gorham, gave us a pair of plaster of Paris boot casts that John wore in his recovery

KARACHI: A week-long polio campaign in 51 union councils of the city began on Monday with no incident of violence reported from any neighbourhood o

Perhaps the most egregious example of clever sleight of hand (… not to mention the outright, blatant rewriting of history) on the part of public he

PESHAWAR: More than 1.8 million children to be immunized in three day anti polio drive in eight high risk districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including

Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, has celebrated this weekend being polio-free for two years.

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has commended his country for going two years without a reported case of the poliovirus.

Radio Pakistan Karachi correspondent reports that a total of 2.498 million children will be vaccinated in Karachi, Sukkur, Ghotki, Khairpur, Larkan

ISLAMABAD, July 25 (APP): A five-day supplementary polio immunization drive would commence today (Monday) in the 12 districts of Sindh.

As Nigeria marks two straight years without any outbreak of the wild polio virus, President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that the Federal Governme

PESHAWAR: Three days anti-polio campaign starts in selected areas of FATA and Frontier Regions today on Monday.

Hasaka, SANA-A new polio vaccination campaign targeting children under 5 years old was launched on Sunday by Hasaka Health Directorate in the south

LAGOS - Nigeria on Sunday celebrated two years without a new case of polio, in a major stride towards Africa being declared free of the devastating

He shows a T-shaped bar he made in his workshop to control the brake and to change gears.

Sukkur—Deputy Commissioner Sukkur, Dr Waheed Asghar Bhutti inaugurated the National Polio Eradication campaign here on Saturday by administering dr

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja said he would ensure timely release of funds required for the polio eradication programme.

President Muhammadu Buhari has said marking two years since the last case of poliomyelitis was reported in Nigeria, the next target was the certifi

KARACHI: A supplementary immunisation activity to curb the menace of polio would kick off in 13 districts of Sindh from tomorrow (Monday), Sindh Em

India continues to be polio-free with the recent suspected case from Uttar Pradesh turning out to be negative for the debilitating wild polio virus

Sindh Inspector General of Police AD Khwaja has issued directions to beef up security measure at union council level for the upcoming anti-polio dr

Nigeria will, on 24th of July, 2016, mark two years without a case of polio.

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indiatimes Tejasvi, who was diagnosed with polio (poliomyelitis) at the age of nine with both legs afflicted, was awarded with BA (Honours) from JN