Former president APJ Abdul Kalam wants polio to be eliminated from the map of Uttar Pradesh. "I want to see UP free from polio," he said at a programme organised by Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Me
dical University's Research Cell on Monday. It may be noted that despite efforts, polio has somehow continued to cripple children in many districts of UP along with certain areas of the neighbouring state of Bihar. But for the two states, polio has been eliminated from the country. As on date, there are 108 cases of polio in Uttar Pradesh while the total for Bihar stands at 38. Together the two states along with a couple of sporadic cases in Haryana take the national count of polio cases to 153. He also called upon doctors and researchers in the medical university to work towards achieving this aim. "There are at least five things in the field of medicine that have been pioneered by great minds in KGMC," he said, throwing up a challenge for researchers in the premier institute. He said that the erstwhile KGMC is known for isolating the Japanese Encephalitis virus and defining the pathogenesis of myocardiac infarction.
dical University's Research Cell on Monday. It may be noted that despite efforts, polio has somehow continued to cripple children in many districts of UP along with certain areas of the neighbouring state of Bihar. But for the two states, polio has been eliminated from the country. As on date, there are 108 cases of polio in Uttar Pradesh while the total for Bihar stands at 38. Together the two states along with a couple of sporadic cases in Haryana take the national count of polio cases to 153. He also called upon doctors and researchers in the medical university to work towards achieving this aim. "There are at least five things in the field of medicine that have been pioneered by great minds in KGMC," he said, throwing up a challenge for researchers in the premier institute. He said that the erstwhile KGMC is known for isolating the Japanese Encephalitis virus and defining the pathogenesis of myocardiac infarction.For Further Details Visit At:timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4854310.cms
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