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