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Many people once lined up joyously to receive vaccines. What changed?

Pakistan has launched its second nationwide anti-polio campaign of the year Monday in an effort to inoculate 44 million children under the age of 5

Authorities in one province of Pakistan are turning to a controversial new tactic in the decades-long initiative to wipe out polio: prison

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New law in Sindh introduces ‘extraordinary measures’ to ensure vaccination of children against range of infectious diseases

Medical research has brought slow but significant changes to disease diagnostics, drugs, and surgery. Disruptive medical inventions have converted some "surgical" diseases to medical ones, reducing the need for surgery. Examples include polio vaccine, antibiotics for gastric ulcers, and Ponsetti plaster casts for club foot. We hope for more such…

The anti-vaxxers are now going to war against rabies vaccines for dogs

Republican leader was led away by colleagues just weeks ago after freezing in halls of US Senate, write Gustaf Kilander, John Bowden and Oliver O’Connell

Outbreaks may be addressed sooner by avoiding need for sending stool samples abroad

Jignesh (Jig) Vaidya, 52, was born in Mumbai, India, and contracted polio aged two, leaving him paralysed from the waist down.

Initiative launched to ensure zero-dose children and pregnant women receive vaccinations. Health Minister Veena George administers oral polio vaccine to 3-yr-old Mahia. Vaccines against 12 VPDs to be provided during 3-phase campaign. 18,744 pregnant women, 61,752 children up to 2 yrs & 54,837 in 2-5 yrs age group to be…