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    Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif Launches Nationwide Anti-Polio Drive Amid Rising Cases

    Polio predominantly affects children under five and causes lifelong paralysis. Despite global eradication efforts, challenges such as vaccine hesitancy, misinformation, and security threats have hindered progress in the region.
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    Zero Case: India’s Polio Eradication Saga – A Triumph of Hope, Health, and Humanity

    In 2014, the WHO certified India as polio-free after three years without a single case of wild poliovirus. This was a moment of triumph, celebrated globally as a landmark achievement in public health.
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    Air

    Delhi Air Pollution Crisis Deepens as AQI Breaches ‘Severe Plus’ Threshold

    The Supreme Court mandated that restrictions under GRAP-IV remain in place even if the AQI drops below 450. Additionally, states in NCR were ordered...
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    Bangladesh Faces $50 Billion LNG Crisis, Report Warns of Health and Environmental Hazards

    Instead of investing $36 billion in LNG plants, the money could be used to develop 62 GW of renewable energy, more than double the country’s current total electricity generation capacity.
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    Delhi’s Air Quality Plummets to ‘Very Poor’ Level Amid Haze

    The CAQM recommended the activation of phase two of the Graded Action Plan (GRAP), which includes stringent restrictions aimed at reducing airborne pollutants. Emergency...
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    India

    Trachoma elimination in sight after South Asia success

    WHO certifies India, Pakistan free of trachoma. 1.9 million people globally are blinded fully or partially by trachoma and thirty-nine countries have still to...
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    Maldives Announces Comprehensive Ban on Vaping Products

    As countries continue to grapple with the implications of vaping, the Maldives' ban signifies a growing movement toward stricter regulations on electronic smoking devices,...
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    End ‘Collective Amnesia’ Over COVID-19, Says WHO

    Coronaviruses like COVID, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) “must be taken seriously” as they are particularly dangerous for at-risk groups including the elderly,...
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