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UN to start second round of polio vaccinations in Gaza
The United Nations (UN) stressed that humanitarian pauses need to be “respected,” as three agencies prepare to start a second round of...
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First case of polio detected in Gaza in 25 years
The Palestinian health ministry announced on Friday the detection of its first polio case in 25 years. “Amid the challenging health conditions...
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Health Ministry declares polio epidemic in Gaza
The Gaza Health Ministry announced the Gaza Strip as a polio epidemic zone on Monday. It cautioned that the outbreak “poses a...
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Paul Alexander, the ‘man in the iron lung’, dies aged 78
Paul Alexander, the American who was diagnosed with polio, in 1952 when he was six, leaving him paralysed from the neck down. died...
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965WorldAfrica declared free of wild polio in ‘milestone’
Africa has been declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission. Polio usually affects children under...
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1.2KWorldSecond case of Polio confirmed in the Philippines
The Philippines has promptly announced the second case of polio in a 5-year-old boy from Laguna. This comes promptly a day after...
