Kenya: Third Round of Polio Vaccination Targets High-Risk Counties in Northeastern Kenya
[VOA] Nairobi -- A polio vaccination campaign that was planned for November but postponed due to heavy rains and floods is finally taking place in three high risk counties in the northeastern part of Kenya. This comes after 13 cases of the so-called circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (CVDPV2) were discovered last year in the area. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Polio Source Type: news
Nigeria: Rotary Commits $14m Grant to End Polio in Nigeria
[Vanguard] The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Thursday welcomed a new funding commitment made by Rotary International to support Nigeria in its efforts to eradicate all forms of polioviruses, especially the Circulating Variant Poliovirus (cVPV2), in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 22, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria Polio West Africa Source Type: news
Suspected militants kill 2 police officers assigned to protect polio workers in northwest Pakistan
Authorities say suspected militants have shot and killed two police officers assigned to escort polio workers in northwest Pakistan during the nationwide campaign against polio (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Pakistani officer wounded in attack on polio workers dies, raising bombing death toll to 7
An officer wounded in a bombing that targeted police assigned to protect polio vaccination workers has died in a hospital in northwestern Pakistan (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for bomb that killed 6 police guarding anti-polio campaign
A roadside bomb has exploded near a van carrying police assigned to protect workers in an anti-polio immunization campaign in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing at least six officers and wounding 10 others (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Leprosy, Polio, Malaria, TB, Measles... And Massive Unscreened Illegal Immigration
Authored by James Varney via RealClear Wire, Successful public health campaigns and medical advances have enabled the United States to conquer a range of disfiguring and damaging diseases. Polio, which paralyzed…#malaria #tb #jamesvarney #realclearwire #florida #jaybhattacharya #stanforduniversity #typhoidmary #artarthur #newyorkcityhealth (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nigeria Faces Resurgence of Polio, Diphtheria, Others
[Vanguard] ...as N60bn 2023 immunization budget is yet to be released (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - December 22, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria Polio West Africa Source Type: news
Use of Inactivated Polio Vaccine Among U.S. Adults: Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, 2023
This report describes updated Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations for the use of inactivated polio vaccine for U.S. adults. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - December 7, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Polio Vaccination Polio (poliomielitis) Source Type: news
Africa: Umaru Shehu - Nigerian Public Health Giant Who Played a Major Role in Polio Eradication
[The Conversation Africa] Professor Emeritus Umaru Shehu, who died on 2 October 2023, was born in Yerwa (Maiduguri), Nigeria, in 1930. Widely regarded as one of the country's early leaders in public health policy and practice, he was the first public health physician in the northern region and remained active all his life. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 29, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Nigeria Polio West Africa Source Type: news
Somalia: Teach Us About Polio in Our Own Language - Somali's Maay Speakers
[allAfrica] Vaccination is crucial for preventing the spread of the polio, a highly contagious disease that can lead to paralysis and even death. But widespread, ongoing conflict in Somalia means that vaccination campaigns are hampered by restricted access to conflict zones, and the displacement of communities - making it difficult for healthcare workers to reach vulnerable populations. The destruction of health infrastructure, disruption of healthcare services, and compromised safety of healthcare workers (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 27, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Polio Somalia Source Type: news
Somalia: Teach Us About Polio in Our Own Language - Somalia's Maay Speakers
[allAfrica] Vaccination is crucial for preventing the spread of the polio, a highly contagious disease that can lead to paralysis and even death. But widespread, ongoing conflict in Somalia means that vaccination campaigns are hampered by restricted access to conflict zones, and the displacement of communities - making it difficult for healthcare workers to reach vulnerable populations. The destruction of health infrastructure, disruption of healthcare services, and compromised safety of healthcare workers (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - November 27, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Polio Somalia Source Type: news
2023 Has Seen Major Progress Towards Global Polio Eradication
There have been only 11 confirmed cases of wild type 1 poliovirus infections around the world, as of November 14, 2023 —five in Pakistan and six in Afghanistan. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science business pharma standard Source Type: news
2023 Sees Major Progress Towards Global Polio Eradication
There have been only 11 confirmed cases of wild type 1 poliovirus infections around the world, as of November 14, 2023 —five in Pakistan and six in Afghanistan. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science business pharma standard Source Type: news
2023: World On The Verge Of Major Global Polio Eradication Milestone
There have been only 11 confirmed cases of wild type 1 poliovirus infections around the world, as of November 14, 2023 —five in Pakistan and six in Afghanistan. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science business pharma standard Source Type: news
Nigeria: Unicef Warns Bauchi Residents Against Rejecting Polio Vaccine
[Leadership] United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has pleaded with parents and guardians in Bauchi State to allow their wards to receive second term of polio vaccine. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 13, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria Polio West Africa Source Type: news
