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Bill Gates congratulates Nitish Kumar

Bill Gates of Bill and Melinda Gates foundation has congratulated Bihar Chief Minister for the sta...

Pak committed to eradicate polio this year: Gilani

Bill Gates contributes about USD 1 billion annually to the eradication of polio globally.

Polio free India

India reported its last case of polio on Jan 13 last year, from Kolkata West Bengal.

TN: Polio drops to be administered on Jan 8

Over 32,000 migrant children from other states will be administered polio drops on January 8 in Tam...

Bihar reported no polio case in last one year

From recording the second highest number of polio cases in the country in 2009, Bihar has not report...

Pak could be world`s last polio reservoir: UNICEF

UNICEF warned Pak could be the last polio reservoir placed in the way of global Polio eradication. ...

`Global plan to wipe out polio by 2012 off track`

Polio is highly infectious as it invades the nervous system, leading to irreversible paralysis.

UP, Bihar improve significantly in Polio eradication

Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have registered a turn-around in polio incidence, with not a single Wild P...

Bill Gates discusses polio, other health related issues with Zardari

Microsoft Corporation chairman discussed health related issues with Pak Prez.

India should be polio free in 3 years: Rotary International

Rotary International will formally declare India a polio-free country within the next three years.

Lowest-ever polio cases recorded in 2010

India has moved closer to eradication of polio, recording only 42 cases in `10 compared to 741 in `0...

Lowest-ever polio cases recorded in 2010

India has moved closer to eradication of polio, recording only 42 cases in 2010 compared to 741 in ...

Over 26 lakh children administered polio drops in Haryana

Over 26 lakh children between the age of 0-5 years were covered under second National Immunization r...

WHO finds polio virus in Delhi sewage

In what could be a cause of concern for the national capital,WHO has found the polio virus in the ci...

Gates, Britain give $130 mn to fight polio

Bill Gates and British PM David Cameron gave $130 mn between them to help developing countries eradi...

Only 42 polio cases in 2010; drastic drop from 741 in 2009

India has seen a major improvement in the polio situation with only 42 cases being reported in entir...

Polio cases drop significantly, new campaign launched

President Pratibha Patil on Saturday launched the 2011 pulse polio programme, administering polio dr...

Govt to set up over 40,000 booths to administer polio drops

The Tamil Nadu government will set up over 40,000 booths to administer polio drops as part of the I...

Cholera, polio to be most dangerous infections for Russia in 2011

Cholera and poliomyelitis are likely to be the most dangerous infections that will threaten Russia...

Eleven kids fall ill after consuming polio drops in Maharashtra

At least 11 children were taken ill and hospitalised after being administered polio drops at Waghola...

WHO lauds India`s polio eradication drive

WHO says the country`s efforts to eradicate polio were impressive, reflected in the 95% reduction in...

WHO lauds India`s polio eradication drive

The country`s efforts to eradicate polio were impressive, reflected in the 95 percent reduction in t...

New polio vaccine raises hope for eradication

A new polio vaccine is raising hopes of a total eradication of the disease.

India records sharp decline in polio cases

The WHO attributed this drop to effective surveillance of migrant population and vaccination drive.

Polio on rise in Maharashtra

With one more polio case reported from Beed district, the number of polio cases in Maharashtra has g...

Bihar set to win battle against polio

Bihar is set to win the battle against polio as the state recorded a steady decline in cases this ye...

Bihar intensifies war against polio, no p1 for nine months

Bihar has further stepped up polio eradication efforts with intense and focused initiatives to pro...

Lowest number of polio cases in Jan-June period in a decade

India has reported the lowest number of polio cases in January-June period this year in a decade a...

Stem cell trials offers hope for polio afflicted

A stem cell treatment of a paralysed polio patients has shown encouraging results at AIIMS.

11.18 lakh children given polio drops in Haryana

About 11.18 lakh children in the age group of 0-5 years were administered polio drops Sunday in se...

Over 85mn African kids to get polio vaccination

The World Health Organization says more than 85 million children under 5 in west and central Africa ...

85 mn African children to be immunized against polio

A campaign to immunize over 85 million children under five against polio will kick off Saturday in w...

UN launches polio immunisation drive in Pak, Afghanistan

The UN has launched a massive polio immunisation drive in Afghanistan and Pakistan during which mill...

Heavy snowfall in Lahaul-Spiti fails to stop pulse polio drive

The heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh`s failed to affect the pulse polio drive as a large number ...

Bivalent polio vaccine launched in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh

The bivalent polio vaccine campaign was on Sunday launched in two states - Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

Second phase of pulse polio campaign in TN on Feb 07

The second phase of Intensive Pulse Polio Immunisation (IPPI) campaign would be held in Tamil Nadu o...

UP tops in polio cases, Bihar second

Uttar Pradesh tops the chart and Bihar is second in the list of states which have reported polio c...

Government to focus on `bivalent` polio vaccination

The Union Health Minister Gulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said that the government would now focus on `b...

Himachal launches pulse polio immunisation campaign

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Sunday launched another round of pulse polio ...

Pratibha Patil launches bivalent polio vaccine in India

President Pratibha Patil Saturday launched a new round of the national polio immunization campaign w...

70 lakh children to be covered under polio campaign in TN

An estimated 70 lakh children would be covered under the Intensive Pulse Polio Immunisation (IPPI) ...

Health dept examining persistence of polio in some UP dists

Health department is examining as to why polio was still persisting in certain districts of Uttar ...

Polio on the rise in Africa: WHO

Polio has re-emerged in several African countries where it had been eradicated, WHO said at the sta...

Centre to introduce oral polio vaccine soon

Launching a special drive to tackle persistent prevalence of polio in the country, the Centre has sa...

New vaccine to be introduced in UP & Bihar for polio

A new bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) would be introduced in the core endemic areas of Western U...

16.90 lakh children between 0-5 years given polio drops

About 16.90 lakh children between the age of 0 to 5 years have been covered under the Sub-National...

Pak Prez’s daughter set to be envoy for polio eradication

President Asif Ali Zardari`s daughter is expected to be named as Pakistan`s ambassador for polio era...

UP imam`s festive fatwa -- Eradicate polio: The Times of India

It will be Eid with a difference. On Monday morning, when hundreds of Muslims congregate at Aishbagh...

PM anguished over spurt in polio cases in UP, Bihar

Prime Minister on Thursday expressed anguish over spurt in polio cases in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar...

India reports 163 polio cases this year

India has reported 163 polio cases so far this year and is among the four countries - Nigeria, Pakis...

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