Polio

Polio Day: Must identify areas with low polio vaccination coverage, say experts

India has achieved a significant milestone in eradicating polio with the country declared free of polio by the World Health Organization in 2014 , but remains a threat, and the pace of the polio vaccine has also slowed down in the country

Islamabad sees first polio case in last 16 years

“It is heartbreaking that another Pakistani child has been affected by a disease that has no cure but is preventable with a vaccine,” said Ayesha Raza Farooq, the PM’s focal person for polio eradication

Gaza: United Nations kicks off polio vaccination drive today

Meanwhile, UNICEF also took to its X handle and asserted that amid the vaccination drive, protection of children, families and community workers is essential.

Doctors at Hyderabad hospital perform heart transplant on polio survivor

Doctors of Kamineni Hospital, LB Nagar, performed the transplant on Bhaskar, a 45-year-old tailor from Khammam district of Telangana. He had been suffering from severe heart disease which got aggravated in the past three years due to his partial polio condition

Polio Day: Mass drive in Mumbai as govt vows to vaccinate 1 cr kids in 5 days

The state has committed to providing polio vaccination to one crore infants over the next five days

Pak bomb blast kills six

The police personnel had just boarded a van to join security duty with polio vaccination teams when the explosion occurred

Here is a list of do's and don'ts to consider before vaccinating your baby

Nonetheless, the immunisation procedure can be difficult since newborns can be easily scared, and new parents may be concerned about how the process will proceed or about potential side effects

National Vaccination Day 2023: The day raising awareness in a post-Covid world

Every year, March 16 is celebrated as National Vaccine Day in India. The day promotes the importance of vaccines for the overall well-being of public health

The Relentless War on Polio by Rotary continues across the World says End

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Four cases of the infectious disease have also been confirmed in India, including New Delhi