Martha Lillard, believed to be the last polio survivor in the United States to depend on an iron lung, has died at 78 in Oklahoma. Her remarkable life reflected resilience, overcoming decades of paralysis while living independently despite severe physical limitations.
According to a statement from Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), 282,126 vials of the polio vaccine, providing 2,821,260 doses, have been delivered to Gaza since the conflict began.
Washington: Health officials in the US have confirmed a case of polio, the first in nearly a decade in the country, in an unvaccinated man. The last known case was in 2013. Results of lab tests have confirmed revertant polio Sabin type 2 virus in the 20-year-old man, a resident of Rockland County, according to a […]
London: Health officials in the UK have found poliovirus in sewage samples in London, 19 years after it was eliminated by 2003. According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the poliovirus in sewage samples collected from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works, was probably imported to London by someone who was recently vaccinated overseas […]
Hyderabad: Ramavath Koteshwar Naiak, an international-level wheelchair basketball player and a national level wheelchair cricketer, is battling odds to achieve his dream. The 30-year-old hoopster represented India in the IWBF Asia Oceania Championships -2019 held in Pattaya, Thailand and is going great guns. He was adjudged the Most Valuable Player of the tournament in the […]
The official stated that the children are now doing fine and three officials including a health worker, doctor, and ASHA worker will be suspended in connection with the incident.
"Three-day national immunisation drive for polio will begin on January 17. This is essential to maintain the overall immunity level of our country particularly pertaining to polio," said the minister
