{"id":13513,"date":"2012-01-14T01:35:54","date_gmt":"2012-01-14T01:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drishtikone.com\/?p=13513"},"modified":"2012-01-14T01:35:54","modified_gmt":"2012-01-14T01:35:54","slug":"india-goes-one-year-without-polio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2012\/01\/india-goes-one-year-without-polio\/","title":{"rendered":"India goes one year without polio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Melinda Gates administers polio vaccine in an Indian Village<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Of the many diseases in India, one has hurt the lives of many people.\u00a0 Many young lives have been put to such a waste because the kids couldn\u2019t use their limbs properly \u2013 only because of lack of a vaccine that was easily available.\u00a0 Over the years of India\u2019s independence, Indian Government has tried but not enough to do its bit to eradicate the disease.\u00a0 A lot of these programs were fractured by the corruption in the rank and file of the Government and the administration.<\/p>\n

It has taken a private NGOs and world-wide UN effort to get past this disease.<\/p>\n

Today, Melinda Gates, wife of Bill Gates and also co-founder and co-chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, tweeted<\/a> about the congratulatory message she sent to the \u201cEnd of Polio\u201d effort which is working towards the end of Polio in India.\u00a0 A news that has presumably missed the entire national press in India!!<\/p>\n

Today #<\/s>India<\/strong><\/a> celebrates a year without #<\/s>polio<\/strong><\/a>. Send your congratulations via @<\/s>theendofpolio<\/strong><\/a>. Here\u2019s mine: http:\/\/bit.ly\/z6lA2Q<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here is the congratulatory message<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations to India and all the partners who have worked together to reach such a significant milestone for child heath. The progress India has made on polio shows that by combining the right elements like strong leadership, dedicated resources, and innovative approaches, we can improve health and save the lives of women and children.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The entire effort is called \u201cThe End of Polio\u201d<\/a> and here is a video featuring yesteryear cricket great, BS Chandrasekhar \u2013 a guy who paradoxically took more runs than he scored runs \u2013 who discusses the scourge of polio.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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