Tough task
INDIA
'UP is core area'
Feted and forgotten: poster girl of Polio
Rukhshar Khatun is the last child to contract the disease in the country
Polio virus spreads to seven more countries, WHO sounds alarm
Successes in global polio eradication under serious threat, says international health agency
POLIO CAMPAIGN
UNITED NATIONS
Polio poser
Increased incidence of disease in UP raises questions about effectiveness of prevention plan
Polio strikes again
A tale of two diseases
India is the shining star in the global battle to eradicate smallpox. It is also a branded villain as far as polio is concerned. How is it that …
Existing polio vaccines may not always prevent infection
Antibodies normally produced in response to infection are unable to block mutant polio virus
Scientists’ declaration sets 2018 deadline for global polio eradication
Call to replace oral vaccines with injectable ones triggers debate
Polio Eradication
Healthcare takes biggest hit as conflict intensifies in Iraq
Polio and other communicable diseases pose threat
Pakistan halts polio drive in north-west areas
Repeated attacks by militants on health volunteers hampers crucial pre-monsoon immunisation work
India declared polio free; no new case in 3 years
Children in the country will, however, continue to be vaccinated against the disease to maintain immunity
AFM cases not polio-like, says CDC
The cause of the neurological illness has not been identified but investigation is on
South Asia
Missed vaccine shots: Go for innovative strategies to address zero-dose, say experts
Beyond being at risk, children who have not received a vaccine of any kind also become a population that harbours diseases and can transmit …
Left to quacks
Unauthorized medical practitioners find business where Bihar’s health machinery deserts polio victims
Executed by convictions
WHO's acceptance of wrong information has resulted in the death of numerous children
What ails Pakistan’s polio eradication drive
Pakistan is striving for a polio-free status like India which has been removed from the list of countries where the disease is endemic. Recently, …
Deep cleansing
Rainwater harvesting can purge pollutants too
In short
Endgame begins
Experts say India needs to move beyond oral vaccine to battle vaccine-generated polio