UP is core area
The upsurge in the incidence of polio in Uttar Pradesh (up) is threatening to derail the World Health Organisation's (who) goal of eradicating the disease from the planet by 2005, asserts who Director General Gro Harlem Brundtland.
At least 15 per cent of up's children are believed to be "under-immunised' against polio. The strain common in the northern Indian state has now been located even in far-off Lebanon, leading Brundtland to conclude that " up is now the epicentre of the world's polio'. Brundtland adds: "This country, and up in particular, is the number one priority for stopping transmission of the polio virus around the world.'
India is one of only seven countries that are still affected by polio. up alone accounts for almost 64 per cent of all new cases reported globally. Besides, polio transmission has started taking place in Gujarat and West Bengal as well. To counter the threat, up has planned six campaign days for this year's vaccination programme.
Related Content
- India in transit: modelling alternative transport transition pathways and investment needs in India in the transport transition pathway explorer
- Report by the Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and adjoining areas, 20/02/2024
- Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Tamil Nadu forest department objecting to flights flying over protected areas, 07/02/2024
- Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal construction in the core area of Kali Tiger Reserve, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, 30/01/2024
- Order of the Madras High Court regarding plea for regulating pilgrim footfall during temple festival of Adhi Karuvannarayar temple located in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Erode district, Tamil Nadu, 02/01/2024
- Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding protection of Sambhar lake, Rajasthan, 09/11/2023