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World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016
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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
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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…
Health Ministry issues polio alert
Egypt

Health Ministry issues polio alert

The Health Ministry's preventative medicine department issued a state of alert regarding the discovery of the polio virus in the…
Officials: Polio virus found in Egypt linked to Pakistan
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Officials: Polio virus found in Egypt linked to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani health officials Monday called for infants leaving the country to be issued polio vaccinations at airports after…
Pakistan clerics calls for protests against polio worker killings
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Pakistan clerics calls for protests against polio worker killings

An alliance of Pakistani clerics will hold demonstrations across the country against the killings of polio eradication campaign workers, leaders…
Three more polio workers shot in Pakistan; eight dead in 48 hours
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Three more polio workers shot in Pakistan; eight dead in 48 hours

Three workers in a polio eradication campaign were shot in Pakistan on Wednesday, and two of them were killed, the…
Afghan polio cases rise, govt appeals to militants
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Afghan polio cases rise, govt appeals to militants

Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged insurgents to allow health teams to vaccinate children in war-torn parts of the country where…
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