Salomon Kosoma, a fisherman and farmer in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is also a community mobilizer with a strong ...

"It wasn't Guinea-worm disease. After receiving treatment, he was able to resume his life as a fisherman. I was very proud to have helped him." In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the elimination ...

The day after I turned nine, 27 August 1961, I conquered the bicycle. After weeks of wobbly, failed attempts while on ...

According to Dr Qazi, malnutrition and stunting is a major challenge plaguing Pakistan and is indicative of a national emergency as serious as polio and ... about swollen feet and morning sickness ...

“It's often in paddy fields when people are in bare feet,” he said ... At the same, the scale of the problem remains huge. Polio stubbornly remains, despite global infections down by ...

Another thing that can help swollen feet during pregnancy is a cold compress. Wrap ice packs or a bag of frozen peas in a towel and place them on the swollen areas for 15–20 minutes.

Here is what we know about polio as a disease, its vaccines and the likely number of lives saved through inoculation. In its early stages, poliomyelitis — known as polio — causes fatigue ...

SINGAPORE – On Feb 7, a five-month-old Indonesian girl who arrived in Singapore for emergency medical treatment was confirmed to be a case of vaccine-associated polio. According to the Ministry ...