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Polio Vaccination Efforts Begin in Conflict-Torn Iraq

Unicef and the World Health Organization yesterday began a four-day campaign to try to vaccinate 4 million children for polio in Iraq, a difficult task in a region ravaged by fighting.

Publication Date: 
12/08/2014
Bloomberg
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Health, Polio, Iraq, WHO, Vaccination, Children, Child Health
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From intense rejection to advocacy: How Muslim clerics were engaged in a polio eradication initiative in Northern Nigeria

Before the allegations of polio vaccine contamination a decade ago, Nigeria's polio eradication initiative (PEI) was affected by traditional barriers such as inadequate funds, poor coverage, poor supervision, broken cold chains, and lack of community mobilization and ownership. However, after the allegations of contamination of the vaccine with HIV, carcinogens, and sterilizing agents, the program was completely halted in some states, leading to the reversal of gains made in the global PEI.

Publication Date: 
05/08/2014
Sani-Gwarzo Nasir, Gambo Aliyu, Inuwa Ya'u & et al
PLoS Medicine
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Polio, Nigeria, Religious Beliefs, Vaccination, Information, Child Health, Africa
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WHO statement on the second meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee concerning the international spread of wild poliovirus

On 5 May 2014 the Director-General declared the international spread of wild poliovirus in 2014 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations [IHR 2005], issued Temporary Recommendations to reduce the international spread of wild poliovirus, and requested a reassessment of this situation by

Publication Date: 
03/08/2014
World Health Organization
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Polio, Health Effects, WHO, Vaccination, Global
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Awareness campaigns needed for hepatitis, say experts

Awareness campaigns similar to those of polio or HIV are needed for hepatitis in India, stressed experts at AIIMS today during an awareness programme organised to mark World Hepatitis Day.

Publication Date: 
29/07/2014
Tribune (New Delhi)
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India, Hepatitis, Vaccination, Polio, Tuberculosis (TB), Health Education, Health
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Not a single case of polio reported in last 17 years

In a major achievement for Goa’s health sector, not a single polio case has been reported in the last 17 years with Health Department dishing out regular oral polio vaccine doses as part of the nat

Publication Date: 
24/07/2014
Herald (Panjim)
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Goa, Polio, Vaccination, Children, Child Health, Budget, Malaria, Encephalitis, Health
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U.N. Warns of Polio Risk in War Zones

The United Nations expressed concern about the possible spread of polio in the war-ravaged countries of Syria and Iraq and beyond on Tuesday despite the biggest vaccination campaign undertaken in t

Publication Date: 
23/07/2014
New York Times (New York)
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Health, Polio, Diseases, Syria, Iraq, Vaccination, WHO, Cameroon, Pakistan
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The role of older children and adults in wild poliovirus transmission

The incidence of poliomyelitis has dropped precipitously over the last decade. However, persistent transmission in three countries and outbreaks elsewhere challenge the end-2014 eradication target. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is considering expanding the age range of vaccination campaigns even in the absence of adult cases, because of concerns about imperfect, waning intestinal immunity. The success of this approach will depend on the contribution to transmission by older ages, which we estimated during two large outbreaks affecting adults.

Publication Date: 
22/07/2014
Isobel M. Blake, Rebecca Martin, Ajay Goel & et al
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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10604–10609
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Polio, Child Health, Vaccination, Immunisation, Viral Diseases, Tajikistan, Congo
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WHO, UNICEF report 84% immunisation coverage

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nation International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have reported significant progress in their quest for universal health coverage with more than 111 m

Publication Date: 
22/07/2014
Guardian (Nigeria)
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Health, Immunisation, WHO, UNICEF, Vaccination, Child Health, Polio
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Gastro, respiratory diseases rising among IDPs in Bannu

PESHAWAR: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that gastrointestinal diseases, acute respiratory infection and unexplained fever are on the rise among the internally displaced persons (IDPs

Publication Date: 
22/07/2014
Dawn (Pakistan)
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Health, Gastroenteritis, Respiratory Diseases, Pakistan, WHO, UN Fund For Population Activities (UNFPA), Peshawar, Polio, Children, South Asia
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With two more cases, this year’s polio tally surpasses last year’s

ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: The country has surpassed last year’s polio count of 93 cases as it has recorded three new cases, taking the nationwide tally to 94 so far this year.

Publication Date: 
17/07/2014
Dawn (Pakistan)
Tags:
Health, Polio, Pakistan, Child Health, Vaccination, Children, South Asia

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