polio
Egypt free of polio cases
Egypt
May 27, 2023
Egypt free of polio cases
Presidential Adviser for Health Affairs and Preventive Mohamed Awad Tag-Eddin has stressed that Egypt is free of polio cases. Speaking…
Tag Eddin denies spread of cholera, tuberculosis, polio in Egypt
Health & Fitness
October 30, 2022
Tag Eddin denies spread of cholera, tuberculosis, polio in Egypt
Presidential adviser for health Mohamed Awad Tag Eddin denied the spread of cholera, tuberculosis and polio in Egypt. In a…
Afghans work to stem polio rise amid violence, pandemic
Middle East
April 8, 2021
Afghans work to stem polio rise amid violence, pandemic
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan is trying to inoculate millions of children against polio after pandemic lockdowns stalled the effort…
Yemen pushes polio immunization in bid to stem outbreak
Middle East
November 30, 2020
Yemen pushes polio immunization in bid to stem outbreak
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni health worker Fairouz Sanad lugs a coolbox of polio vaccines from house to house, dripping the…
Coronavirus could erode global fight against other diseases
Features/Interviews
April 16, 2020
Coronavirus could erode global fight against other diseases
NEW DELHI (AP) — Lavina D’Souza hasn’t been able to collect her government-supplied anti-HIV medication since the abrupt lockdown of…
Over 16 mn children receive polio vaccine under Egyptian government campaign: Minister
Health & Fitness
February 20, 2020
Over 16 mn children receive polio vaccine under Egyptian government campaign: Minister
Egypt’s national campaign to eradicate polio targeting Egyptians and non-Egyptians alike has succeeded in vaccinating 16,694,238 children aged between one…
Gunmen kill mother, daughter polio workers in Pakistan
Middle East
January 18, 2018
Gunmen kill mother, daughter polio workers in Pakistan
Pakistani officials say gunmen have shot and killed a mother and her daughter who were taking part in an anti-polio…
UN completes first round of Syria polio vaccination campaign
Middle East
August 19, 2017
UN completes first round of Syria polio vaccination campaign
The United Nations says the first round of a vaccination campaign following a polio outbreak in eastern Syria has been…
World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016
Health & Fitness
January 18, 2016
World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016
An official says the World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016, after containing outbreaks in conflict-ridden Syria, Iraq…
WHO experts signal victory over 1 of 3 polio strains
Health & Fitness
October 27, 2015
WHO experts signal victory over 1 of 3 polio strains
The world should stop vaccinating children against one of the three strains of the crippling polio virus as part of…