Not a single case of polio in the last 2 years

[ganeshran]

After 2011, India has not reported a single polio case in 2012 as well :hatsoff: Time to focus on malnutrition now http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-30/mumbai/36062902_1_polio-virus-vdpv-cases-polio-vaccine

[1983-2011]

not even in rural places, if not then its impressive

[suraj]

Thats good news if its a fact we should acknowledge these positives while continuously striving to work upon the negatives :two_thumbs_up:

[Stuge]

Good :)

[nikred]

not even in rural places' date=' if not then its impressive[/quote'] Of course, its whole of India including the rural areas. If I am not wrong, there are only three countries left in the world with this issue.

[suraj]

Of course, its whole of India including the rural areas. If I am not wrong, there are only three countries left in the world with this issue.

And one of them keeps having its workers killed :-(

[Ram]

Great news. Science and medicine have done a lot, but there's still a lot more to be done.

[KhanSaab]

Thanks to the persistence of medical workers who administered the polio khuraak throughout India sometimes under trying circumstances. My sister was bitten by a dog set upon her by some village idiots in some remote district miles from any hospital or clinic, as they did not want their kids to get the polio vaccine. :hatsoff: Also thanks to WHO for funding these polio drives :hatsoff:

[Clarke]

Thanks to the persistence of medical workers who administered the polio khuraak throughout India sometimes under trying circumstances. My sister was bitten by a dog set upon her by some village idiots in some remote district miles from any hospital or clinic, as they did not want their kids to get the polio vaccine. :hatsoff: Also thanks to WHO for funding these polio drives :hatsoff:

True, kudos to workers like your sister & the UN

After 2011, India has not reported a single polio case in 2012 as well :hatsoff: Time to focus on malnutrition now http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-30/mumbai/36062902_1_polio-virus-vdpv-cases-polio-vaccine

That's a different league, requires care & expenditure on a daily basis :nervous:

[game_changerr]

some credit should also be given amitabh bachhan's active campaign against polio..:two_thumbs_up:

[Crookbond]

Q&A: HOW INDIA STOPPED POLIO http://www.unfoundation.org/blog/qa-how-india-stopped-polio.html

This Sunday, January 13, is the anniversary of India’s major polio milestone – marking two years without reporting a single case of polio – remarkable progress for a country which just four years ago contributed majorly to the global polio case count. To learn more about just how remarkable this milestone is, we called our partners at UNICEF to talk with Jeffrey Bates, a Polio C4D Officer (Communication for Development) and one of the many faces of UNICEF’s polio eradication efforts.

[Crookbond]

India makes inroads on polio as mosques spread the word http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2013/apr/02/india-inroads-polio-mosques

A parade begins at the base of a beautifully built 18th-century masjid in the heart of Aligarh's Uppar Kot community. Local Rotarians, Unicef and World Health Organisation workers coalesce with a significant portion of Aligarh's 1.2 million residents to weave through the maze-like network of alleys, dressed in bright yellow apparel, baseball hats, vests and visors, voicing the mantra: "End polio now." A rickety cycle rickshaw leads the way, carrying loudspeakers that echo: "Polio ki dawa pilao" ("Give polio drops"). Ubiquitous banners and flyers, written in Hindi and Urdu, display the date of the campaign. At the heart of Aligarh sits the famous Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), a secular institution with a religious past, established in 1885. The vice-chancellor of AMU, Lieutenant General Zameer Shah, considers it the university's responsibility to add weight to the polio campaign, correct any misperceptions, and serve as the "fountainhead of intellectual Islam", as he puts it. "AMU has the status of the Vatican here," says Shah. "So we have to be careful of what emanates out of here. We cannot be parochial." AMU has worked with the local ulema, or Muslim clerics, encouraging them to have their children vaccinated and to promote the campaign in their local quarters.

[kubrickian]

Great work, considering we have 1.3 billion population in our country. :hatsoff:

[Crookbond]

An End to Polio in India? http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/05/an-end-to-polio-in-india/#b03g12t20w14