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India global leader in polio eradication: Expert
...in 2008 - the most dangerous type 1 poliovirus - and appears closest to its goal, said Dr Bruce Aylward, Director, Global Polio Eradication Initiative at the WHO. "Just 12 months after the WHO Director General Dr Margaret Chan launched the intensified polio...2008-05-02 05:14

India global leader in polio eradication: Expert
"Just 12 months after the WHO Director General Dr Margaret Chan launched the intensified polio eradication effort, India is closest of the last four polio endemic countries to eradication of Type 1 (P1) with the lowest number of cases in the key2008-05-02 03:55

Alarm bells over polio campaign
...months and was also discussed, according to health department sources, at a meeting of the technical advisory group on poliomyelitis eradication in Afghanistan and Pakistan, held in Cairo in the first week of February. At the meeting, the apprehension was...2008-05-05 04:37

PAKISTAN: Alarm bells over polio campaign
...months and was also discussed, according to health department sources, at a meeting of the technical advisory group on poliomyelitis eradication in Afghanistan and Pakistan, held in Cairo in the first week of February. At the meeting, the apprehension was...2008-05-05 04:31

Polio strikes second time this year
...cases have been isolated from India with 200 of them being P3 strains. According to Dr Bruce Aylward, director, Global Polio Eradication Initiative at WHO, India leads the world in the progress towards controlling the spread of the most dangerous type 1...2008-05-04 14:15

India leads global progress on polio eradication: WHO
...Global Polio Eradication Initiative at the WHO, said India has made immense progress and "appears closest" to achieving the polio eradication goal. He was in India to assess the progress made by India in the field. "Just 12 months after the WHO director general...2008-05-02 04:22

NH&MP sets up anti-polio camps
... Islamabad National Highway & Motorway Police (NH&MP) have joined hands with the Ministry of Health and Unicef for the eradication of polio from the country. As many as 57 toll plazas on motorways and on national highways have been made special polio vaccination...2008-05-06 15:53

PAKISTAN: Alarm bells over polio campaign
... and was also discussed, according to health department sources, at a meeting of the technical advisory group on poliomyelitis eradication in Afghanistan and Pakistan, held in Cairo in the first week of February. At the meeting, the apprehension was voiced...2008-05-05 04:12

Poliovirus transmission in Sindh is key concern
...Shaukat and the other on PPP chairperson Benazir Bhuttos address at the First National Polio Day and her commitment to polio eradication. Martin Mogwanja termed the upcoming campaign which will be the second campaign of 2008 as being highly critical if Pakistan...2008-05-05 17:10

AKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION CONFERRED SERVICE PAR-EXCELLENCE AWARD BY ROTARY BANGALORE ORCHARDS
...particularly in the field of literacy, health and hunger. The United Nations has entrusted the task of eradication of polio from this world to Rotary International. Rotary Orchards is a part of district 3190. Some of the significant contributions by District...2008-05-15 05:44

3-day polio campaign from today
LAHORE THE Director General Health Services, Punjab, Dr Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry, has urged the parents to cooperate with the Health2008-05-05 16:54

Retiring Microsoft Exec Raikes Gets Gates Foundation Nod
...and around the world. Among its significant grants and work have been funding for the eradication of AIDS, Japanese encephalitis and polio and money for agriculture in Africa. The Gates Foundation's work helped spur the selection of Microsoft chairman Bill...2008-05-12 15:09

Retiring Microsoft Exec Raikes Gets Gates Foundation Nod
...care and education in the United States and around the world. Among its significant grants and work have been funding for the eradication of AIDS, Japanese encephalitis, and polio and money for agriculture in Africa. The Gates Foundation's work helped spur...2008-05-12 17:42

Canada's funding for polio eradication has slowed
...for the Canadian International Development Agency insisted Wednesday that Canada remains "strongly committed" to polio eradication. But she noted the timeline for eradication has been extended, because of the resurgence of polio in some countries and the...2008-04-24 08:27

Canada's funding for polio eradication has slowed
TORONTO -- Canada has significantly lowered its contributions to the global effort to eradicate polio since the Conservative government took power, says the president of Rotary International, one of the partners in the polio eradication program. Wilf2008-04-24 04:06

India global leader in polio eradication: Expert
...with the last two years with P1 nearing interruption and P3 outbreak curtailed. India is in the crucial final stages of polio eradication and is getting closer to the national goal. India has made unprecedented progress against P1 in the last one year. The...2008-05-02 19:15

India leads global progress on polio eradication: WHO
...for doing much better than other endemic countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. Bruce Aylward, director, Global Polio Eradication Initiative at the WHO, said India has made immense progress and 'appears closest' to achieving the polio eradication...2008-05-02 05:17

Raj goes ballistic against Big B
...it, they would have thrown not a single bottle but a whole crate," said Raj. He also referred to Big B's appearance in polio -eradication advertisements, saying "Health Minister Ramadoss says polio epidemic spreads from Uttar Pradesh. Why doesn't Amitabh...2008-05-03 10:47

Cameroon: Polio - Efforts Redoubled for Effective Eradication
...Mama Fouda, announced that from May 30 to 1 June this Year, Cameroon will organise a National Immunisation Campaign against polio in all the health districts in the country. This will permit the government to protect all its children against poliomyelitis...2008-04-25 07:10

Experts urge civil society to help in polio eradication
Leading paediatricians and influential community leaders from across the state today showed solidarity and dedication towards eradication of polio in Bihar and urged the civil society in the state for their support. Deliberating on the issue at a2008-04-26 10:49

2007 saw rise in polio cases in India: Govt
...said Type 1 polio cases reported during the same period was quite low in UP and Bihar. The Minister said the National Polio Eradication was reviewed by the India Expert Advisory Group on polio (IEAG) comprising National and International experts from the...2008-04-25 09:08

2007 saw rise in polio cases in India: Govt
...she said Type 1 polio cases reported during the same period was quite low in UP and Bihar. The Minister said the National Polio Eradication was reviewed by the India Expert Advisory Group on polio (IEAG) comprising National and International experts from the...2008-04-25 02:39

Canada's funding for polio eradication effort slowed since Tories took office
"I don't think that they've given enough. I don't think they've kept their commitments," Wilkinson, a Canadian, said in an interview. "Canada has slowed down quite dramatically since the change in government." A spokesperson for the Canadian2008-04-23 15:51

Polio virus checked in all states barring UP, Bihar
Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said the Prime Minister has written letters to the Chief Ministers of UP and Bihar urging them to monitor the National Polio Eradication Programme more effectively. Replying to questions in Rajya Sabha, Ramadoss2008-04-25 06:57

Polio cases double in Nigeria
...a worrying spike in the numbers of paralysed children. Some experts worry that the sudden jump in polio cases could complicate eradication efforts. Last year at this time, Nigeria had 54 reported cases caused by wild polio virus. 'This is a huge step backwards' This...2008-04-21 04:58

Polio Daddy
Walking through downtown Evanston, Illinois, I was somewhat astonished to come upon the statue above. What is this obviously quite modern, representational sculpture? The plaque explains. This statue honors the generous, laborious efforts of Rotary2008-04-17 11:16

Charity Raffle Offers Trip and Game Tickets to Soccer's Euro 2008 Quarterfinal
...the passion for the global sport of soccer and the excitement of the Euro 2008 championship in the service of polio eradication and peace-building is a winning proposition," noted Lester Schoene, the Rotary Club of Annandale Director for Administration and...2008-04-23 03:54

Steve Connor: Money is not the answer to this problem
Vaccines were one of the great medical success stories of the 20th century – the eradication of smallpox and vanquishing of polio and measles are testament to their success. But an HIV vaccine poses an altogether different challenge, largely because of2008-04-23 15:49

DR Congo: OCHA North Kivu Humanitarian Situation Update, 03 - 09 May 2008
...this door-to-door massive campaign. Inaccessibility in some areas due to the presence of armed groups may prevent this polio eradication attempt. Advocacies with armed groups are ongoing. Sake-Masisi road: after many weeks of reduced access to Masisi town...2008-05-13 10:35

India, US discuss climate change, food security (Lead)
...sides included the promotion of democracy and human rights, controlling avian flu, mitigating a future pandemic, accelerating polio eradication, addressing climate change and food security. Cooperation in disaster management, protecting endangered wildlife...2008-04-24 09:45

India, US discuss climate change, food security
...sides included the promotion of democracy and human rights, controlling avian flu, mitigating a future pandemic, accelerating polio eradication, addressing climate change and food security. Cooperation in disaster management, protecting endangered wildlife...2008-04-24 07:01

India, US hold meeting on crucial global issues
...concern like promotion of democracy and human rights, controlling avian flu and mitigating a future pandemic, accelerating polio eradication programmes, cooperation in disaster management, protecting endangered wildlife and promoting science and technology...2008-04-24 06:00

Celebrating past achievements with new pledges
...During the last many years the club undertook various projects out of which the most important was the eradication of polio from Pakistan. In this regard Rotary International has donated millions of dollars to in the Rotary district of Pakistan and Afghanistan...2008-04-20 15:08

Polio cases double in Nigeria, doctors fighting 2 different outbreaks
...experts wonder if the world's reliance on the oral vaccine may ultimately produce more problems as the globe edges toward eradication of polio. "It is a worry because we've seen these outbreaks happen in a number of countries," said Olen Kew, a polio virologist...2008-04-21 04:54

Polio cases double in Nigeria, doctors fighting 2 different outbreaks
...experts wonder if the world's reliance on the oral vaccine may ultimately produce more problems as the globe edges toward eradication of polio. «It is a worry because we've seen these outbreaks happen in a number of countries,» said Olen Kew, a polio virologist...2008-04-21 03:00

Global Health and Care Forum 2008: primary health care starts with people
...more that 20,000 of your volunteers to the stunning success of the Measles Initiative. I am aware of your contribution to polio eradication, especially in conflict zones. In mass campaigns to prevent malaria, you help deliver bednets to remote populations,...2008-05-13 14:00

Time to get tough on malaria: Ban Ki-moon
...has beaten back deadly pandemics before. Small pox has been eradicated. We are currently writing the final chapter in polio eradication. We may not be able to entirely wipe out malaria right away. But we can control it and dramatically reduce its toll, if...2008-04-26 10:47

Rotary Club recognized at District Conference
...Annual (or general) Fund in excess of $100 per member during the Rotary year. The Rotary Foundation funds Rotary’s worldwide polio eradication efforts, humanitarian relief efforts, scholarships, and cultural-good will exchanges. In the past the Morning Rotary...2008-05-01 04:17

Time the World Stepped Up War Against Malaria
...has beaten back deadly pandemics before. Small pox has been eradicated. We are currently writing the final chapter in polio eradication. We may not be able to entirely wipe out malaria right away. But we can control it and dramatically reduce its toll, if...2008-04-25 05:38

Time to get tough on malaria
Today, the international community is marking the first World Malaria Day. In the time it takes to read this article, six more children will die of the disease.2008-04-24 12:39

How to Win the War on Global Warming - The Environment - TIME
...test those qualities too. What else was the Great Depression or the space race or the construction of the railroads or the eradication of polio but a massive, often frightening challenge that we decided as a culture we ought to rise up and face? If we indulge...2008-04-29 14:14

Immunization: The Success Paradox - 33 Countries From Ireland To Tajikistan Take Part In European Immunization Week 2008
...But the WHO European Region can boast many real success stories: - Eradication of deadly diseases, such as smallpox - Polio-free since 2002 - Measles cases down by more than 90% from over 200,000 cases 10 years ago - 29 Member States have already achieved...2008-04-22 01:32

Let's get to work
...community has beaten back deadly pandemics before. Smallpox has been eradicated. We are currently writing the final chapter in polio eradication. We may not be able to entirely wipe out malaria right away. But we can control it and dramatically reduce its...2008-04-25 01:17

Business Daily Africa - Superstition threatens scientific growth in Africa [del.icio.us]
...example, ran into problems when Datti Ahmed, the chair of the Supreme Council for Sharia in Kano state, referred to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative as “modern-day Hitler’s... who have deliberately adulterated the oral polio vaccines with antifertility...2008-04-21 12:48

Global Warming Alert: How to Win the War on Global Warming
Most Americans don't like to lose warswhich makes sense, since we have so little practice with it. Of course, a lot depends on how you define just what a war is. There are shooting warsthe kind that test our mettle and our patriotism and our2008-04-22 08:31

Letters to the editor
...eradication of most vaccine-preventable diseases, such as smallpox. Because of vaccinations, Pennsylvania has not had a case of polio since 1979. And, because of vaccines, the number of reported cases of the measles has fallen from 552 in 1990 to just two...2008-04-24 20:55

How to win the war on global warming
Americans don't like to lose warswhich makes sense, since we have so little practice with it. Of course, a lot depends on how you define just what a war is. There are shooting warsthe kind that test our mettle and our patriotism and our resourcefulness2008-04-18 06:28

Somalia: Insecurity, displacement, drought, rising food prices - A cumulative impact
...hygiene practices and to improve access to health services in Galgadud Region. On March 25, WHO announced the successful eradication of polio in Somalia due to the coordinated implementation of a national vaccine program reaching more than 1.8 million children...2008-04-21 13:11

How to Win the War on Global Warming
...test those qualities too. What else was the Great Depression or the space race or the construction of the railroads or the eradication of polio but a massive, often frightening challenge that we decided as a culture we ought to rise up and face? If we indulge...2008-04-17 04:40

Bay Area's global reach has a price: higher TB risk
...mankind's dark partner for centuries — a highly infectious disease that never followed the path to eradication of smallpox and polio. One in three people worldwide are infected, and 1.7 million died last year, mostly in poor countries where people lack the...2008-04-20 13:44

Bay Area vulnerable to TB epidemic
...been mankind's dark partner for centuries a highly infectious disease that never followed the path to eradication of smallpox and polio. One in three people worldwide are infected, and 1.7 million died last year, mostly in poor countries where people lack...2008-04-20 01:35

Global Connections Make Silicon Valley a Portal in Worldwide TB Epidemic
...tuberculosis has been mankind's dark partner for centuries -- a highly infectious disease that never followed the path to eradication of smallpox and polio. One in three people worldwide are infected, and 1.7 million died last year, mostly in poor countries...2008-04-18 19:12