It is only the second time in the history that a disease is being eliminated in India through immunisation after smallpox in May 1980. However, officially the World Health Organisation (WHO) will certify India as polio-free on February 11 after the last of random samples picked up have been be tested. India’s being declared polio-free […]
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Can the world follow India in eradication #polio? Authors doubt Pakistan can by 2018 #GPEI
One of India’s great public health achievements of the last few years has been eradicating wild-type polio infections. Now, an article in the current PLoS Medicine is sure to ruffle feathers amongst those committed to global polio eradication by questioning whether polio can or should be eradicated by 2018. An independent expert board has concluded that […]
India gets WHO praise on polio front; no case in 30 months
On another positive note on health in India: the World Health Organisation on Tuesday lauded India’s efforts in eradicating polio and said the country has not reported a single case of polio in the last 30 months. “You did it. For 30 months you have not got a single case of polio,” WHO Director-General Margaret […]