Wiping out polio “not guaranteed”, support needed, Bill Gates says
London, UK Reuters Success in the fight to wipe out polio is not guaranteed, according to tech billionaire turned philanthropist Bill Gates, whose foundation has poured billions into the effort. Gates warned against complacency in tackling the deadly viral disease as he welcomed a $US500 million pledge from Saudi Arabia on Sunday to fight polio […]
Essay: Vaccine hesitancy is one of the greatest threats to global health – and the pandemic has made it worse
In an article first published on The Conversation, SIMON NICHOLAS WILLIAMS, a lecturer in psychology at Swansea University, looks at the growing problem of vaccine hesitancy…
Taliban health ministry launches annual polio vaccination drive
Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters Afghanistan has launched its annual polio inoculation campaign aimed at reaching nine million children, the health ministry said on Monday, the second year in a row the vaccination drive has taken place under Taliban rule. Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan are the last countries with endemic polio, an incurable and highly infectious disease […]
“The only treatment is prevention”: Polio is back in Indonesia, sparking vaccination campaign
RISKA MUNAWARAH and NINIEK KARMINI, of Associated Press, report on Indonesia’s response to an outbreak of polio in the nation…
Malawi detects polio, first wild case in Africa in over five years
Johannesburg, South AfricaReuters Malawi has declared a polio outbreak after a case was detected in a young child in the capital Lilongwe, the first case of wild poliovirus in Africa in more than five years, the World Health Organization said. Laboratory analysis showed the strain detected in Malawi was linked to one that has been […]
UN says needs $US655 million to avert new measles and polio epidemics
London, UKReuters Severe disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to immunisation campaigns against measles and polio are putting millions of vulnerable children at risk from deadly and debilitating diseases, United Nations agencies said on Friday. Issuing an urgent call for funding to avert epidemics of the contagious diseases, the UN children’s fund UNICEF and the […]