Pakistan to import polio markers from India

The Pakistan Government decided to import Polio markers from India recently. The Government had suspended the trade with New Delhi for months after abrogation of Article 370. Highlights There are three countries in the world where Polio is still endemic. It includes Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan. As of December 2019, there have been 111 documented ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

Topics: India- Pakistan • Polio • Polio Drops • Polio eradication • Polio Free • Poliovirus

Malaysia records first polio case in 27 years

Malaysia has reported the first case of Polio in 27 years, when a three-month-old Malaysian infant boy was diagnosed with polio. The last polio case in Asia-Pacific country occurred in 1992, and in 2000, after which the country was declared polio-free. In this recent case, the child was confirmed to be infected with vaccine-derived poliovirus ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Malaysia • Philippines • Polio • Poliomyelitis • Poliovirus

Pulse Polio Program 2019

The government has launched the Pulse Polio Programme 2019. Under the programme, polio drops would be administered to children less than five years of age. Pulse Polio Program 2019 As part of the Pulse Polio Program 2019 more than 17 crore children of less than five years across the country will be administered polio drops. ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Gujarat • injectable Inactivated Polio Vaccine • Polio Drops • Polio Free • Poliovirus • Pulse Polio Programme • Pulse Polio Programme 2019 • West Bengal