Islamabad: Expressing his satisfaction over the effective measures taken against the crippling disease, Regional Director of UNICEF for South Asia George Laryea-Adjei hoped that the polio virus would be eradicated from Pakistan by the end of 2023.
Berlin: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledged to invest $1.2 billion towards wiping out polio as health experts from around the world gathered for a summit in Berlin. "Polio eradication is within reach. But as far as we have come, the disease remains a threat,"
London: Polio, a deadly disease that used to paralyse tens of thousands of children every year, is spreading in London, New York and Jerusalem for the first time in decades, spurring catch-up vaccination campaigns. Polio terrified parents around the world for the first half of the