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No adverse impact due to rescheduling of polio immunisation drive: GovernmentIndia conducts one nationwide NID, commonly known as the pulse polio immunisation programme, and two sub-national immunization days every y...09 Mar, 2021, 04.23 PM IST- National Polio immunisation programme rescheduled, to begin on January 31The President will launch the Polio National Immunisation Day on 30th January by administering Polio drops to some children at the Rashtrap...14 Jan, 2021, 02.53 PM IST
- Govt defers national polio immunisation programmeThe Union Health Ministry has communicated the decision to defer the polio immunisation programme to all states through a letter on January...13 Jan, 2021, 11.58 AM IST
- Ensure oral polio vaccine for children on January 17, says Harsh Vardhan"Today, in spite of the fact that virtually all the countries in the world have eradicated polio, two of our neighbouring countries still h...08 Jan, 2021, 05.23 PM IST
- President Ram Nath Kovind launches Pulse Polio programme for 2018Over 17 crore children below five years across the country will be given polio drops as part of the Government of India's drive.27 Jan, 2018, 06.01 PM IST
- Risk of importation of poliovirus still persists: WHO officialOn January 13, WHO South-East Asia Region completed five years without any case of wild poliovirus.17 Jan, 2016, 10.57 AM IST
- UN Chief Ban Ki-moon condemns suicide attack near polio centre in PakistanThe attack close to the premises of a polio eradication centre in Balochistan's capital Quetta, killed at least 15 people and injured 20 ot...14 Jan, 2016, 10.25 AM IST
- 15 killed in bomb blast outside polio centre in PakistanToday is the third day of a three-day anti-polio campaign which was launched in Quetta and other districts of Balochistan on Monday.13 Jan, 2016, 11.06 AM IST
- Injectable vaccine to prevent re-emergence of polio launchedHealth Minister JP Nadda said that though India was certified polio-free on March 27, 2014, the battle against polio is not over yet.30 Nov, 2015, 01.42 PM IST
- Pakistan may be polio free by next year: UNICEFPakistan may be declared a 'non- endemic country for polio virus' by next year, a UNICEF health official said today.09 Nov, 2015, 10.08 PM IST
- WHO using Indian polio network to support Mission IndradhanushMission Indradhanush aims to cover by 2020 all such children, who are either unvaccinated or are partially vaccinated against seven vaccine...03 May, 2015, 11.31 AM IST
- Pakistan accounts for 80 per cent of polio cases globally: WHOThe World Health Organisation in its progress report held Pakistan responsible for failing to curb the surge in polio cases.17 Oct, 2014, 02.28 PM IST
- Governor K Rosaiah inaugurates second phase of polio immunizationEven as WHO declared India polio free since last year, the state government today launched the second phase of its polio immunisation progr...23 Feb, 2014, 01.26 PM IST
- WHO praises Bihar immunisation driveWorld Health Organisation appreciated the successful implementation of health programmes, particularly anti-polio and immunisation campaign...17 Apr, 2013, 04.34 PM IST
- Bihar role model for the world in immunisation: Gates FoundationIncidentally, India became polio-free last year, and barring stray cases in West Bengal, the country remained polio-free in the past one ye...06 Feb, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- India gearing up to be declared polio free by 2014Earlier this year, WHO had removed India from the list of polio-endemic countries. If no fresh case is reported till 2014, the country will...23 Oct, 2012, 03.38 PM IST
- After Polio, India to eliminate Measles, Tetanus child deathsGhulam Nabi Azad said the lessons learnt from success of polio campaign could help eliminate measles-related child deaths and neonatal teta...26 Feb, 2012, 08.40 PM IST
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