Tag: polio
Bharat Biotech and Bilthoven Biologicals collaborate to produce & supply oral...
As India approaches the critical phase of global polio eradication, this collaboration will support the effort to create a polio-free world
Polio Sub-National Immunization Day: About 3.9 crore children given polio drops...
To provide additional protection to children, Government of India has introduced the injectable Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine into its routine immunization program
COVID-19 shouldn’t deter us from goal to eliminate TB by 2025,...
Setting the way forward, Dr Harsh Vardhan met Development Partners to discuss the challenge and opportunity in eradicating Tuberculosis by the year 2025.........................
India announces scale-up of Triple Drug Therapy to achieve elimination of...
Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated National Symposium on the theme ‘United to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis’. The day long deliberation by the national and international experts on addressing Lymphatic Filariasis concluded...............
More than 17 crore children to be given polio drops during...
Strengthening of immunization programme has contributed significantly to the decline of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in the country. More than 3.39 crore children and 87 lakh pregnant women have been vaccinated through Mission Indradhanush drives.......
Govt says no shortage of polio vaccines, refutes media reports
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has refuted the claims made by certain sections of media over the shortage of Oral Polio Vaccines (OPV) and Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV), terming the reports as factually incorrect...………...
WHO approves Shantha Biotechnics’ inactivated polio vaccine
The company is first to partner with the Indian government for inactivated polio vaccine since India was declared polio-free. It has provided 28+ million doses of ShanIPV to the Indian government since 2015.................
Global workshop to develop IRS for Sabin Inactivated Polio vaccine held...
The two day global workshop aimed to discuss and finalize the candidate for International Reference Standard for Sabin Sabin Inactivated Polio vaccine is being organized by PATH with a grant supported by Gates Foundation on 11th and 12th July at Hyderabad...…………...
Polio experts commend India for maintaining polio-free status
The experts commended the strong leadership of the Government of India, as well as the ownership of the state governments for maintaining polio-free status for more than seven years and ensuring that every child is vaccinated against the disease..............
Indian Immunologicals launches pentavalent vaccine, VAXTAR 5
The vaccine was developed indigenously using the company’s R&D expertise and has been tested in multiple centres under prescribed government guidelines..................