A million Pakistani kids to get anti-polio drops
July 16th, 2012 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 16 (IANS) Pakistan will administer anti-polio vaccine to nearly one million children in the militancy-hit tribal regions during a three-day national immunization campaign starting Monday, said officials.Janbaz ... Read more...
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WHO lauds India’s year without polio (Lead)
January 13th, 2012 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) With a 'zero-polio' record in the last one year, India Friday carried its fight against the crippling disease to hospitals and health care centres across ... Read more...
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President Patil launches 2011 ‘Pulse Polio’ campaign
January 22nd, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 22(ANI): President India Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Saturday administered polio vaccine drops to seven children at the Rashtrapati Bhawan to launch the National Pulse Polio Programme for 2011.The ... Read more...
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Vaccine makers to lobby for higher immunization coverage
September 15th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 15 (IANS) Vaccine manufacturers in India Wednesday formed a pressure group to lobby for increasing the immunization coverage in India, which is lower than even in the African countries.
Five leading ... Read more...
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Court questions government on vaccines
September 15th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday questioned the central government on allegations of vaccines being introduced into the public health system without proper medical studies.
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Health ministry served notice on irregular vaccines
December 9th, 2009 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued a notice to the union health ministry on introduction of vaccines without proper medical research.
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Three banned vaccine manufacturing units to be revived
July 8th, 2009 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Three banned public sector vaccine manufacturing units will be revived, a step that will help the national immunization drive in the country, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad ... Read more...
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‘Vaccine programmes should target HPV, cervical cancer’
June 1st, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Medical experts have stressed on developing solutions for expansion of vaccine programmes to fight the human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes several diseases, including cervical cancer.
As many as ... Read more...
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