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ET Awards: Cyrus Poonawalla reflects on SII’s mission of affordable vaccines and saving lives worldwideCyrus Poonawalla began Serum Institute of India in 1966 with a goal to make India self-reliant in healthcare. His vision was to provide aff...- Wasn't polio wiped out? Why it is still a problem in some countriesPolio, once nearly eradicated, remains a threat in some regions. Recent cases in Gaza highlight the danger, with efforts now focused on glo...
- Polio in US, UK and Israel reveals rare risk of oral vaccineNow, in a surprising twist in the decades-long effort to eradicate the virus, authorities in Jerusalem, New York and London have discovered...
- Polio detected in NYC's sewage, suggesting virus circulatingThe presence of the poliovirus in the city's wastewater suggests likely local circulation of the virus, the city and New York state health ...
- Polio vaccine contamination case: Bio-Med MD gets bail, drug inspectors apologise to courtBio-Med, a 43-year old Ghaziabad-based vaccine maker came under the scanner of the Drug regulator last month when the inspectors claimed th...
- All about the latest polio vaccine scareFew batches of vaccines of a particular manufacturer in three states have been found contaminated.
- Act swiftly and decisively to avert a public health crisisReports of the administration of polio vaccines contaminated with type 2 polio virus present a public health concern.
- Contaminated vaccines put India’s ‘polio free’ status at riskAt least three batches of polio vaccines containing 1.5 lakh vials have been found contaminated with type 2 polio virus. The health ministr...
- After India, other South East Asian countries opting for fractional doses of IPV: WHOWHO said that India became the first country globally to introduce fractional doses of IPV in childhood immunisation programme in eight sta...
- Telangana may conduct anti-polio drive in 700 boothsThe drive would be conducted here and in parts of Ranga Reddy with the main objective to cover areas from where the water was coming into t...
- Government allays concerns on polio; says India remains polio-freeHealth Ministry said the detected polio virus strain, which was was found in a sewage sample collected near the Secunderabad railway statio...
- Over 4000 polio vaccine refusal cases in Pakistan's BalochistanOver 4,000 cases of refusal of polio vaccination have been recorded in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, officials said.
- Polio cases in Europe since 2010 provide a stark reminder: British Polio FellowshipPolio is still endemic in Afghanistan and Pakistan. There are cases of polio virus in six countries including Iraq.
- 4 more polio cases found in Pakistan; tally jumps to 235Security is the main reason for the spread of polio virus as vaccination cannot be organised in tribal areas where Taliban still control la...
- Year's first case of vaccine-derived polio reported in BengalA five-month-old child from the Murshidabad district of West Bengal has got infected with the virus after taking the oral polio vaccine.
- Panacea Biotec, an Indian pharma firm launches polio vaccine POLPROTEC in NigeriaTo make the vaccine easily available, Panacea Biotec is partnering Emzor pharma which has a strong footprint across Nigeria.
- Indian pharma firm 'Panacea Biotec' launches drug against polio in NigeriaA leading Indian pharmaceutical company has launched a polio vaccine, POLPROTEC in Nigeria to help combat the spread of polio in Africa's t...
- India on vigil for new enemy from LoC: PoliovirusPakistan, reported over 190 cases last year, and also exported the crippling virus to China that was polio-free for 20 years.
- After dengue it is polio virus threat from across borderFearing polio virus threat from Pakistan, the ministry of health and family welfare has begun anti-polio vaccination drive at Attari land a...
- India can achieve zero transmission of polio in 2 yrs: GatesIndia could see zero transmission of the crippling polio virus in the next two years, according to business magnate turned philanthropist B...
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