Polio – the fight must go on

Though no Indian child was recorded as having fallen victim to the disease in the past year, India cannot lower its guard in the matter of immunising its children against polio for a considerable time to come.

This article discusses the challenges and the endgame in polio which needs a carefully planned strategy. The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Polio – the fight must go on

The goal of freeing ourselves from all polio viruses can be achieved only by resolutely following a clear, well-considered strategy.

'It's one full year since the last polio case in India was recorded'

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with Karin Hulshof, Unicef representative, about the tragedy of children paralysed by the disease, the triumph of how India tackled it - and what we need to do now to protect future generations for polio

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-The Times of India, January 13, 2012

A major milestone in polio eradication

"While one year has passed without polio caused by natural poliovirus, we can claim complete eradication only after we ensure the absence of wild and vaccine polioviruses in the population."

The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : A major milestone in polio eradication

Many experts believed that India posed the greatest challenge to polio eradication for epidemiological reasons; our success proves it can be achieved in other countries where the obstacles are more programmatic than biological. For the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), this is a shot in the arm.