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Emmy-winning actress Archie Panjabi teams up with Rotary to stop polio
Tweet Archie Panjabi, a British-born actress best known for her role on the TV show “The Good Wife,” is working with Rotary International to promote vaccination and eradicate polio. Panjabi personally saw the devastation of polio during time her family … Read More »
WHO reports wild poliovirus outbreak in Africa
TweetThe World Health Organization reported on Wednesday that there has been an outbreak of a wild poliovirus type 1 in the Horn of Africa. Polio, also known as poliomyelitis, is an acute viral infectious disease that comes in a variety … Read More »
Polio virus detected in Somalia
Tweet The World Health Organization issued a polio surveillance alert on Tuesday for all of Somalia, eastern Ethiopia and northern Kenya after a 32-month-old girl took ill in southeastern Somalia. The report confirmed that the girl was infected with the … Read More »
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CDC collaborates with NanoPass Technologies on Phase III polio vaccine study
Tweet NanoPass Technologies, Ltd., an Israeli vaccine delivery solutions developer, announced a collaboration on Monday with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on a Phase III polio vaccine trial in infants. The Phase III, open-label, randomized clinical trial … Read More »
CDC: We are getting closer to polio eradication
TweetThe world is closer than ever to polio eradication and health agencies and international organizations must take advantage of the opportunity, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. The CDC issued an update on Friday on … Read More »
Rotary International commends U.S. on contributions to end polio
TweetRotary International recognized five members from the U.S. Polio Eradication Champions on Wednesday at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. for their contributions to end polio. The event took place at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. and commended 2013 … Read More »
Gates Foundation announces global health partnership with Tahir Foundation
TweetThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently announced a partnership with the Tahir Foundation of Indonesia meant to improve the lives of the poorest people in the world. Bill Gates and Dato Sri Tahir, the chairman of the Tahir Foundation, … Read More »
European Commission President Barroso speaks at Global Vaccine Summit
TweetEuropean Commission President José Manuel Durão Barroso highlighted European Union contributions towards global health and polio eradication at the Global Vaccine Summit last Thursday in Abu Dhabi. “We all know that, every day, there are 19,000 clear and convincing reasons … Read More »