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Israel facilitating vaccinations after polio found in Gaza sewage
Updated : 1 year, 7 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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CM Bhajan Lal Sharma inaugurates 3 health campaigns in Rajasthan
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma has launched three significant health campaigns in Rajasthan: the National Pulse Polio Campaign, the Chief Minister Stop Diarrhea Campaign 2024, and the ABHA ID Creation Campaign.
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Pakistan's fifth polio case raises concerns over surveillance lapses
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The case, which occurred on April 29 and was confirmed on June 8, highlights a significant delay of six weeks in diagnosis, indicating a notable gap in identifying and addressing poliovirus infections.
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Pak: 2 personnel, 2 workers injured as mob attacks polio team in Balochist
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Two levies personnel and two women workers of an anti-polio campaign were injured in an alleged attack in Balochistan's Chaman, reported Dawn, citing officials.
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Pakistan reports third polio case amid concerns of widespread transmission
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The latest victim, a 12-year-old girl from the Kili Malak Haqdad area of Darozai union council in Balochistan's Killa Abdullah district, succumbed to the relentless grip of polio.
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Pak: Poliovirus detected in sewage samples from 3 districts in Sindh, Balo
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Pakistan Polio Programme has conducted four polio vaccination campaigns this year, including two nationwide campaigns that reached over 43 million children under the age of five in January and February.
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"It is a matter of pride for us": Health Secy on visting OPV manufacturing
Updated : 1 year, 10 months 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 : 1 year, 10 months 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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Pak: More poliovirus detected in sewage samples from Quetta, concerns rise
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
According to Regional Reference Lab for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health, these samples were genetically linked to the imported YB3A cluster of the virus, which is prevalent in Afghanistan.
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UAE President, Bill Gates discuss ways to enhance humanitarian cooperation
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The President and Gates explored ways to strengthen their collaborative efforts towards combatting infectious diseases such as polio, underscoring the substantial advances made recently in this area.
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Bharat Biotech, Bilthoven Biologicals BV announce collaboration to produce
Updated : 1 year, 11 months 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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Manipur Health Minister launches 'Intensified Pulse Polio Immunisation' on
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Manipur Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr S Ranjan Singh launched State-level National Immunisation Day, Intensified Pulse Polio Vaccination 2024, on Sunday at a function held in the Family Welfare Training Centre, State Medical Services in Imphal.
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