UN News Service (New York)
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April 26
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Africa: UN-Backed Global Vaccine Summit Aims to Boost Efforts to Eliminate Polio
Polio eradication efforts are the focus of the United Nations-backed Global Vaccine Summit which also aims to protect millions of children from diseases like measles and tetanus... Read more »
October 25, 2012
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Nigeria: UN Health Agency Marks World Polio Day With Renewed Efforts to Eradicate the Disease
The United Nations health agency today called for renewed efforts to boost the campaign against polio, stressing that its eradication is technically feasible but political will is... Read more »
August 11, 2012
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Africa: With No New Polio Cases Reported in Angola, World Closer to Eradicating Deadly Disease - UN
After being plagued by a re-emergence of the polio virus in 2005, Angola has not experienced any new cases of the crippling disease for a full year - moving the world a step closer... Read more »
March 21, 2012
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Africa: Campaign Aims to Vaccinate 111 Million Children in Four Days
A United Nations-backed campaign will seek to vaccinate more than 111 million children under the age of five against polio in 20 African countries in just four days. Read more »
February 28, 2012
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Central African Republic: New Polio Campaign Launched
A United Nations-backed immunization campaign to eradicate polio among Central African Republic children has been launched as part of urgent efforts to deal with the resurgence of... Read more »
February 27, 2012
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Angola: New Campaign Seeks to Banish Polio
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today launched a national polio vaccination campaign in Angola, where the crippling disease has returned despite being eradicated in 2001, and praised... Read more »
February 23, 2012
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Advocate Mia Farrow Spotlights Need for Polio Vaccination Campaign in DR Congo
The United States actress and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow today wrapped up her visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with an urgent plea for better... Read more »
February 22, 2012
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Chad: Actress Mia Farrow Launches UN-Backed Polio Vaccination Campaign in Chad
The United States actress and humanitarian advocate Mia Farrow has helped launch a United Nations-supported polio vaccination campaign in Chad, a country which holds the second... Read more »
January 24, 2012
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Somalia: Polio Cases Suspected in Ethiopian Refugee Camps
The United Nations refugee agency today voiced its concern over reports of two suspected polio cases this week among Somali refugees living in camps in Ethiopia and three cases in... Read more »
December 16, 2011
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South Sudan: Children to Benefit From UN Polio Vaccine Scheme
Hundreds of thousands of children are benefiting from a United Nations-backed polio vaccination campaign in a northern state of South Sudan, the world's newest country. Read more »
November 15, 2011
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South Sudan: Millions of Children Receive Polio Vaccine in UN-Backed Campaign
Up to 3.2 million South Sudanese children have received vaccinations against polio in a United Nations-backed campaign to ensure the new country remains free of the deadly disease,... Read more »
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