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Polio immunisation drive launched in Andhra's Krishna
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 31 (ANI): Krishna district collector AMD Imtiaz has launched the pulse polio immunisation programme on Sunday at a Primary Health Centre in Giripuram area. He launched the drive by administering pulse polio drop to a child at the health centre.
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Adityanath administers polio doses to children at immunisation programme l
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 31 (ANI): At the launch of the 'Polio National Immunization Day' at Veerangana Avanti Bai Women's Hospital in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday administered polio doses to children.
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Pulse Polio Immunisation campaign launched in K'taka, to cover 6.4 lakh ki
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 31 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday launched a Pulse Polio Immunisation (PPI) programme, under which pulse polio drops will be administered to over 6 lakh kids below the age of 5 from January 31 to February 3.
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches Pulse Polio Programme in Bhopal
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 31 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday launched the Pulse Polio Programme at his residence in Bhopal.
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UP CM to start this year's polio immunisation campaign on Sunday
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 31 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will start the polio immunisation campaign 2021 on Sunday from Lucknow's Dufferin hospital, an official release said.
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President Kovind launches Pulse Polio Programme for 2021
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): On the eve of the Polio National Immunization Day, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday launched the first round of the Pulse Polio Programme for 2021 by administering polio drops to children less than five years of age at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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Afghanistan launches polio vaccination targeting 9.9 million children
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Afghan Public Health Ministry launched a nationwide campaign on Sunday to give polio vaccination doses to 9.9 million children under the age of five, the ministry said in a statement.
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National Polio Immunisation Day rescheduled to Jan 31
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has rescheduled the 'National Polio Immunisation Day' to January 31 in view of the COVID-19 vaccination drive scheduled to take place on Saturday.
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Annual nationwide pulse polio drive postponed
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): India has postponed its pulse polio immunisation drive, scheduled for January 17 as part of the National Polio Eradication Programme, due to unforeseen activities, the Union Health Ministry informed on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Policeman escorting polio workers shot dead in Khyber Pakhtunkhw
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Karak (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) [Pakistan], January 12 (ANI): A policeman escorting a team of polio health care workers was shot dead by "unidentified gunmen" in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's (KP) Karak district on Tuesday, Dawn reported citing authorities.
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Polio immunisation drive in Kerala postponed
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 10 (ANI): The pulse polio immunisation drive in Kerala, which was scheduled on January 17 as part of the National Polio Eradication Program, has been postponed, State Health Minister KK Shailaja informed on Sunday.
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Three-day nationwide polio immunisation drive to begin on January 17: Dr H
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 8 (ANI): A three-day national immunisation drive for polio will begin in the country on January 17, said Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday.
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