Polio  

34-year-old Janki Chand, hailing from Uttarakhand, afflicted by polio, teaches underprivileged kids 
 

According to reports, the Pakistan government has granted one-time permission following the demand raised by the country's pharmaceutical industry to import polio markers from India

On World Polio Day, we take a look at three women who fought the highly infectious viral disease that leads to irreversible paralysis to become examples of grit and determination.

Prakash Nadar who has been affected by polio continues to donate blood to those in need of it, across India. Nadar has completed his 100th donation and has even been certified by Superstar Rajinikanth for his feat.

 
 

The North Waziristan Taliban, which is also supported by the Miran Shah Shura or the centre of the dreaded Haqqani network, issued the pamphlet, imposing dreary rules for women to be followed, lest retribution would. 

South-East Asia region continues to maintain its polio-free status. WHO has been striving to create awareness on how polio legacy can effectively strengthen overall immunisation and other programs.

October 24 is World Polio Day. Rigorous campaign and preventive measures have taken place. Watch this video to know where does the world including India stand in handling polio.
 

A couple of days back, some batches of oral polio vaccine manufactured by a Ghaziabad-based pharmaceutical company were detected with traces of Polio Virus Type 2