A vaccination campaign has rid Somalia of polio, encouraging hopes that the virus can be halted in other insecure regions, the World Health Organisation said on...

Despite rigorous rounds of immunisation, the polio virus just refuses to leave India. Fresh cases detected recently in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa and Delhi have left...

Vaccines are vital preventive medicines for primary health care, and are a significant component of a nation’s health security. The success of immunization...

India is a home to 19 percent of world’s children. The country is a story of stark contrasts and striking disparities as illustrated in a study of 43 focal...