Polio cases touch 20 in Afghanistan

Nov 28, 2018, at 05:42 pm

Kabul, Nov 28 (IBNS): The 20th instance of polio has been reported from Afghanistan this year, officials said.

Millions of children in Yemen vaccinated against polio through UN-backed campaign

Apr 11, 2017, at 02:05 pm

New York, Apr 11(Just Earth News): Despite daunting challenges, United Nations agencies and partners in war-torn Yemen have completed a major nationwide polio inoculation campaign, vaccinating nearly five million children under the age of five against the paralyzing disease.

Five polio-free years in South-East Asia Region, announces WHO

Jan 13, 2016, at 02:47 pm

New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations health agency on Tuesday announced that the South-East Asia Region has completed five years without any case of wild poliovirus, a highly infectious disease that invades the nervous system and for which there is still no cure.

Unvaccinated children in Ukraine at heightened risk of polio: UN agencies

Oct 10, 2015, at 01:54 pm

New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): With Ukraine's Ministry of Health recently confirming two cases of polio in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) are calling for an immediate polio vaccine campaign in the country.

Africa one step closer to polio eradication, but more work to be done: UN

Aug 13, 2015, at 02:08 pm

New York, Aug 13 (IBNS): Africa has made great strides towards eradicating polio but the job remains to be finished through strengthened immunization campaigns and surveillance measures, according to the United Nations.