Hard to Treat Diseases (HTDS) enters Guatemala market
... is pleased to announce that Mellow Hope a subsidiary of HTDS was granted import licensing from Guatemala's Ministry of Health to import their Oral poliomyelitis Vaccine (Brand Name: Mevac-OPV). Application has now been made to the Chinese State Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for an export license. ...Afghanistan Hopes to Eradicate Polio in Two Years
... Afghanistan has set itself a target to eradicate the deadly poliomyelitis virus within two years with the support of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) member states, Afghan Health Minister Muhammed Amin Fatimi ...Eradicating Polio a Better Option Than Control of the Disease: Study
... in parts of India, Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan). Since 1988, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative has reduced the global incidence of poliomyelitis by 99%, at a cost of more than $4 billion. Kimberly Thompson, Associate Professor of Risk Analysis and Decision Science at HSPH, and Radboud ...