Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report—Polio

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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:51:00 GMT

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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:09:00 GMT

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Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:51:00 GMT

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Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:01:00 GMT

Also In Global Health News: Drought In East Africa; Improving Food Processing In Africa; Hajj Pilgrims Must Take Polio Vaccine; Fighting Insecticide-Resistant Mosquitoes

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

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Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Also In Global Health News: Polio In Afghanistan; Goosby Interview; Water Shortages In Mexico City; Clean Water Device

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:33:00 GMT

Polio Vaccination Resumes In Pakistan's Swat Valley

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

"Authorities in Pakistan's Swat Valley have resumed vaccinating children for polio, an act once banned by Taliban militants, now beaten back by an army offensive," the Associated Press reports.

South East Asian Ministers Gather At WHO Regional Meeting

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:00:46 GMT

South East Asian health ministers met on Monday in Kathmandu, Nepal, for their 27th meeting during the 62nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for South East Asia, Republica reports. During the four day meeting, health ministers from 11 member countries and other delegates will discuss a range of topics, including: health and climate change, measles, international health personnel recruitment policies, private sector engagement, the South East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund, polio eradication, public health innovation, counterfeit medical products and pandemic influenza preparedness.

Gates Foundation Task Force Visits Flooded Indian State

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:09:09 GMT

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently sent an eight member task force, led by the foundation’s country head Ashok Alexander, to the Indian state of Bihar, which has experienced significant flooding in many districts, PTI/Hindu reports (8/30).

AP Examines Use Of Oral Polio Vaccine In Nigeria, Risk Of Virus Mutation

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:31:00 GMT

The Associated Press examines how the oral polio vaccine, "made from a live polio virus — albeit weakened," is contributing to the spread of the disease in Nigeria. While vaccinated children can pass the virus on to non-immunized children through waste in the water supply, which gives them some protection against polio, "in rare instances, as the virus passes through unimmunized children, it can mutate into a strain dangerous enough to ignite new outbreaks, particularly if immunization rates in the rest of the population are low," according to the news service.

Nigeria, UNICEF Launch First National Child Health Week

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:36:31 GMT

UNICEF Executive Director Ann Veneman, who visited Nigeria to launch the country's first ever National Child Health Week, said an unacceptably high number of children in the country are dying from preventable diseases, and she called on Nigerian government officials to provide integrated healthcare, Xinhua reports.

South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland Encouraged To Be 'Vigilant' In Staying Polio Free

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:50:00 GMT

At the 3rd Inter-Country Certification Committee Meeting -- where policymakers and experts from South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, the WHO and UNICEF gathered to address issues surrounding polio -- the WHO’s Nicholas Eseko lauded all three countries for becoming and staying polio free, according to BuaNews.

Also In Global Health News: Text Messages To Fight Polio; TB At Pakistani Relief Camps; ARV Supply In Uganda

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:26:45 GMT

Gates Foundation Donates Additional $80M To Indian HIV-Prevention Program, Receives Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will give an additional $80 million to Avahan, a foundation initiative launched in 2003 for HIV prevention programs in India, Bill Gates said on Thursday, the Seattle Times blog, "Business of Giving" reports.

Also In Global Health News: Disease-Specific Initiatives; Polio In Pakistan; Mental Illness; Rep. Payne Interview

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:47:11 GMT

Toronto Star Columnist Examines Polio Eradication In India

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:10:07 GMT

According a Toronto Star column, it is an "enormous challenge" for India's government to try to get all of its citizens immunized against polio.

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Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Also In Global Health News: Uganda ARVs; Malaria in Yemen; Seasonal Hunger; Zimbabwe Maternal Deaths; Nigeria Polio Campaign

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:10:54 GMT

Communicable Disease Epidemics In Developing World Not Being Adequately Addressed, IFRC Says

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:29:19 GMT

The "crippling" and "growing burden" of communicable diseases such as dengue fever, polio, or meningitis is not being sufficiently addressed in developing countries, according to "The Epidemic Divide," a report released Monday by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), AFP/Google.com reports.