Latest Poliomyelitis eradication Stories
Declaring the eradication of polio will be far more difficult than it was for smallpox, according to a review published in the Journal of General Virology. Further research into the complex virus - host interactions and how the vaccine is used in the final stages of the eradication program is crucial to its success. Poliomyelitis, also known as infantile paralysis, was one of the most feared diseases of the 1950s. By the mid 1970s, thanks to vaccination, the viral disease had been...
Boxing legend works through his Rotary club to keep a crippling childhood disease from rebounding off the ropes EVANSTON, Ill., Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As he prepares for Saturday night's showdown with Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao also has his sights set on another, far more dangerous opponent: the crippling childhood disease polio. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111108/DC02917) Pacquiao...
Live virus used in polio vaccine can evolve and infect, warns TAU researcher Health professionals and researchers across the globe believe they are on the verge of eradicating polio, a devastating virus which can lead to paralysis and death. Despite successful eradication in most countries, there are still four countries where the virus is considered endemic — and many more in which the virus still lurks. Dr. Lester Shulman of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the...
PERTH, Australia, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The End of Polio Concert, funded by the Sumner M. Redstone Foundation and held on 28th October 2011, in Perth Australia, has resulted in an unprecedented outpouring of support for global polio eradication efforts. The highly publicized and critically acclaimed concert, which called on World Leaders to fully fund the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, has resulted in contributions of $50 million from Australia, $15 million from Canada, and $13...
EVANSTON, Ill., Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In recognition of World Polio Day, Rotary clubs are ramping up their efforts to raise the funds and awareness needed to eradicate the crippling disease. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111024/DC92126) This year, significant progress has been made against polio. Polio cases worldwide decreased more than 40 percent during the first eight months of 2011, compared with the same period in 2010. In India, one of four...
SEATTLE, Oct. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On this year's World Polio Day (October 24, 2011), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and a global community of partners are calling for increased commitment and greater accountability from political leaders to end polio, and for supporters around the world to lend their voices to the fight. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/gatesfoundation/49365/ (Photo:...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Using outbreak data from 2003-2010, researchers were able to develop a statistical model of the spread of wild polioviruses in Africa that can predict polio outbreak six months in advance. Kathleen O'Reilly of Imperial College London, UK and colleagues indicated that outbreaks of polio in Africa over the study period resulted mainly from continued transmission in Nigeria and other countries that reported polio cases, and from poor immunization status. The...
NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Poverty Project announced today that the Sumner M. Redstone Foundation has donated $1.5 million to further its mission of eradicating extreme poverty. Mr. Redstone is the Executive Chairman of Viacom Inc. and CBS Corporation. The Redstone Foundation contribution will support the Global Poverty Project's "End of Polio Campaign," dedicated to building global support for polio eradication. The Foundation gift will also support the Global...
4.9 billion Japanese Yen (JPY) loan from JICA to support polio eradication in Pakistan through 2013 TOKYO, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ms. Sadako Ogata, President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and Mr. Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, today announced a strategic partnership to ensure continued progress in the fight against polio. As the first step in this formal partnership, Ms. Ogata and Mr. Gates also announced an...
Fans encouraged to join the conversation at www.facebook.com/morethanagoal; Search #morethanagoal on Twitter WASHINGTON, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Futbol Club (FC) Barcelona, FC Barcelona Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation kicked off a three-year partnership today to energize the global fight to end polio and draw attention to the promise of life-saving vaccines. Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, along with FC Barcelona...
