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Israel facilitating vaccinations after polio found in Gaza sewage
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Israel Defence Forces added that in cooperation with international aid organizations, approximately 300,000 polio vaccines -- enough for more than one million Gaza residents -- have been brought to the Strip.
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"It is a matter of pride for us": Health Secy on visting OPV manufacturing
Updated : 2 years ago IST
"It is a matter of pride for us to visit an Indian company, which is manufacturing vaccines at Bilthoven, Netherlands," said Chandra.
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Netherlands: Health Secy visits Bilthoven Biologicals, discusses collabora
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra on Wednesday visited the manufacturing unit of global pharmaceutical company Bilthoven Biologicals at Utrecht, Netherlands.
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Bharat Biotech, Bilthoven Biologicals BV announce collaboration to produce
Updated : 2 years ago IST
This collaboration, announced today, aims to bolster the production and supply security of Oral Polio Vaccines (OPV), a crucial step towards achieving a polio-free world.
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Egypt makes polio vaccination certificate mandatory for travellers from Pa
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
As per the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), passengers travelling to Egypt from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Malawi, Mozambique and Congo are requested to provide an international certificate of vaccination specifically polio vaccine, OPV or IPV.
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Afghanistan: WHO announces second round of polio vaccination campaign in s
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As polio remains a persistent issue in Afghanistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the second round of the polio vaccine campaign has begun in six provinces of Afghanistan, reported Khaama Press.
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Pakistan: Policeman shot dead in Balochistan escorting polio vaccine worke
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Gunmen shot dead a policeman providing security to health workers during a polio eradication campaign in Balochistan.
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Uganda receives 12.9 mln polio vaccine doses from UNICEF for 2nd round of
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Uganda on Tuesday received 12.9 million polio vaccine doses from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) which will be used in the second round of the country's house-to-house vaccination campaign slated for next month, the ministry of health said.
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EU provides additional Euro 40 million for polio vaccines, child protectio
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], July 4 (ANI): The European Union contributed an additional Euro 25 million for polio vaccines and Euro 15 million for child protection in Afghanistan.
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Polio Sub-National Immunization Day to be conducted from today in 11 state
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): The first Sub-National Immunization Day for 2022 for administering polio vaccine drops is being conducted from June 19 in 11 states and UTs.
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UAE PAP administers 583 million doses of polio vaccine to over 102 million
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 23 (ANI/WAM): The UAE Pakistan Assistance Programme (UAE PAP) has announced the results of the UAE Polio Vaccination Campaign carried out in Pakistan from 2014 to the end of September 2021, highlighting that the campaign succeeded in administering 583,240,876 doses o
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Family of black woman suing biotech firm for taking cancer cells without c
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): The family of an African-American woman, Henrietta Lacks whose cervical cancer cells were taken without consent for research in 1951 is suing a biotech firm for compensation.
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