Polio

Pulse polio campaign

PERAMBALUR: The pulse polio campaign will be organised in the district on January 10 and February 7 next year and the district administration has taken all efforts for mobilising the support of the volunteers and the...

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Another round of anti-polio vaccination today

Sheila urges parents to bring all children up to five years of age to booths in the wake of fresh polio cases in Delhi Photo: Rajeev Bhatt War against Polio: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit along with volunteers from the...

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100 cases this year, eradicating polio remains big challenge in Bihar

Patna, Nov 7 (IANS) Eradicating polio from Bihar continues to be a big challenge with at least 100 new cases of polio recorded in the state this year, despite multi-million rupee campaigns by the state and central governments...

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Goodness from Guyana

PHOTO: ANU PUSHKARNA The perfect strike Geoffrey, known to his friends as Jeff, poses with bats signed by well-known cricketers endorsing different causes Geoffrey Lepps mixes his passion with charity. In India for the last 30...

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Also In Global Health News: Childhood Vaccines; USAID Administrator; Pakistan Polio Fight; UNICEF...

The International Examines Contributing Factors To Uneven Distribution Of Childhood Vaccines As a follow-up to the release of the State of the World's Vaccines and Immunization by the WHO, UNICEF and World Bank last month,

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Ron Gettelfinger: Labor Voices: Private effort invests in healthy babies

In recognition of the many volunteer contributions to the March of Dimes by United Auto Workers members, I have been asked to be a co-chair of this year's March for Babies campaign, along with Alan Mulally, the chief executive...

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When polio scourge hit Nevada County

When polio scourge hit Nevada County By Bob Wyckoff Special to The Union Sixty years ago, the polio epidemic that had been traveling around the world for decades arrived in Nevada County. As the nation now works to limit...

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Indian Businessman to Lead Rotary as its 101st President

Kalyan Banerjee is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2011-12. Indian Businessman to Lead Rotary as its 101st President NOVEMBER 03, 2009 Rotary International Kalyan Banerjee, a...

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Seven diseases to be aware of if you plan to travel overseas

SHEBA R. WHEELER; The Denver Post Experts say travelers leaving the United States should take precautions to guard against these significant health risks. “Typically, hep A was more of a routine travelers vaccination, but...

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Dead after 60 years in an iron lung

FILE PHOTOS: June Middleton photographed in 2004 in her iron lung and last year with her dog, Angel. Photo: Mario Borg and Jason South A WOMAN who spent more than 60 years in an iron lung to treat polio has died, aged 83. June...

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