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DANGEROUS DROPS: While an infant died, four fell seriously ill after they were administered polio drops.

Polio drops kill infant in Assam

A one-month old infant died and four others fell seriously ill after they were administered polio drops in Assam.

Free service surgeons botch up

Girl visits free health camp in Orissa district for surgery on polio-afflicted right hand; docs operate on her right leg.

The battle against polio is far from over in Bihar, which recorded 51 new cases in 2006.

Several Islamic clerics in UP are coming together to educate Muslims on the necessity of vaccinating against polio.

All Haj pilgrims from India will receive at least one dose of Oral Polio Vaccine prior to departure for Riyadh.

New vaccine strategies may wipe out polio in northern India by the end of the decade, says WHO.

Twenty-five new polio cases over the past week have been detected in Uttar Pradesh.

Aligarh Muslim University has got award in recognition of its community service and polio-eradication programme.

Four fresh cases of polio have been reported in the past fortnight despite the Government’s Pulse Polio Campaign.

Health officials have said that ridding the world of polio is still possible, but will take at least another year.

Madhya Pradesh is still not a polio-free state as another detection has come up- the second in four months.

As Hajjis get ready for that holiest of holy journeys to Mecca, they will now need to have much more than just prayers.