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Huge media campaign on immunisation from March 23 17 March 2015

The government will launch a major 15-day media campaign from March 23 to educate the masses on immunisation, ahead of implementing its ambitious health programme - 'Mission Indradhanush' in April. Health Minister J P Nadda will hold deliberations with the...

Keywords: vaccination, tetanus, tuberculosis, vaccination

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Health Authorities To Launch “MR Vaccine” Drive From August In Hyd 29 July 2017

Health Authorities To Launch “MR Vaccine” Drive From August In Hyd: The health authorities have unveiled its plans to launch a massive Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccine drive in Hyderabad. The vaccine drive will be the first time in the...

Keywords: Hyderabad Health Authorities, National Measles Elimination And Rubella Control Programme, MR Vaccine, August To September

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First World Immunization Week from today 21 April 2012

Immunization saves between 2 and 3 million lives each year. Vaccines are relatively inexpensive and extremely powerful weapons against disease, disability and death. They protect people of all ages, from babies to senior citizens, against life-threatening diseases. For the first...

Keywords: infants to senior citizens, mumps, diphtheria, polio

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American researchers create panacea drug 11 August 2011

In a major breakthrough in the medical field, researchers of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have created a drug called DRACO which would serve as a panacea for several health problems ranging from common cold to...

Keywords: penicillin, polio, penicillin, cold sores

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