Jan 17 Watch India marks three years without polio, but challenges still remain By PBS NewsHour Health officials in India have hit a milestone in their efforts to eradicate polio: It has been three years since the country's last reported case of the crippling disease. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on India's challenge to… Continue watching
Jan 13 India reaches milestone in fight against polio By News Desk India’s vaccination efforts against the polio virus has seen success. The country hasn’t had a reported case of polio in three years. Image by Flickr user Gates Foundation After three years without a reported case of polio, India has… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch Will polio outbreak inspire international community to do more about Syria? Will polio outbreak inspire international community to do more about Syria?… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch News Wrap: President Obama urges Congress to take action on immigration reform News Wrap: President Obama urges Congress to take action on immigration reform… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Polio vaccine campaign faces extremist opposition, public apathy in Pakistan Polio vaccine campaign faces extremist opposition, public apathy in Pakistan… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch Program on Polio Eradication Suspended in Pakistan After 9 Aid Workers Killed At least nine people have been killed for their involvement in Pakistan's polio eradication campaign to deliver vaccines to 33 million children. The World Health Organization and UNICEF announced a temporary suspension of the vaccination campaign due to safety concerns. Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch India Close to Eradicating Polio, But Challenges Still Remain India Close to Being Polio-free, But Challenges Still Remain… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch The World’s Forgotten Diseases Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discuss some of the often neglected diseases worldwide and why we should be paying attention… Continue watching
Aug 16 Thwarting Polio in the Land of Bricks and Bangles An army of vaccination teams working in high-risk areas of India are helping fight the crippling polio virus. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch In Dorothea Lange’s Photos, Wisps of ‘Great Recession’ America's understanding of the Great Depression has, in large part, been shaped by the photography of Dorothea Lange. With the nation once again steeped in financial turmoil, Lange's images have taken on new relevance. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching