A room full of women being trained for a polio vaccination campaign, Moradabad, India. India has been free of polio for three years now.
A room full of women being trained for a polio vaccination campaign, Moradabad, India....READ ON
A room full of women being trained for a polio vaccination campaign, Moradabad, India. India has been free of polio for three years now.
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A child in a house in Moradabad, India, being visited by a vaccination team.
A child in a house in Moradabad, India, being visited by a vaccination team.
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Doctor Muzaffar Husain in his office in Moradabad, India. He specializes on treating patients with paralysis. He used to treat a lot polio cases but now only treats other kinds of diseases that present paralysis. India has been free of polio for three years now.
Doctor Muzaffar Husain in his office in Moradabad, India. He specializes on treating...READ ON
Doctor Muzaffar Husain in his office in Moradabad, India. He specializes on treating patients with paralysis. He used to treat a lot polio cases but now only treats other kinds of diseases that present paralysis. India has been free of polio for three years now.
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A polio vaccination team in the village Raftan Pur Kalam, Moradabad, India, poses in one of the houses they visit. From left to right: Poonam Kumari, 29, the “ashaâ€; Bhaghirathi (prefers not to give last name), midwife; Nidhi Sharma, the CMC.
A polio vaccination team in the village Raftan Pur Kalam, Moradabad, India, poses in...READ ON
A polio vaccination team in the village Raftan Pur Kalam, Moradabad, India, poses in one of the houses they visit. From left to right: Poonam Kumari, 29, the “ashaâ€; Bhaghirathi (prefers not to give last name), midwife; Nidhi Sharma, the CMC.
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A polio vaccination booth in Moradabad, India. In April 2013 there was a national campaign underway to vaccinate for polio every child under five years old. India has not seen any polio cases in the last three years, and is set to be marked as a country with eradicated polio next year.
A polio vaccination booth in Moradabad, India. In April 2013 there was a national...READ ON
A polio vaccination booth in Moradabad, India. In April 2013 there was a national campaign underway to vaccinate for polio every child under five years old. India has not seen any polio cases in the last three years, and is set to be marked as a country with eradicated polio next year.
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A machine used to give electrical shocks to polio patients lays unused in a room in Kalawati Hospital, New Delhi, India. Kalawati Hospital used to be considered “the polio hospital†of India.
A machine used to give electrical shocks to polio patients lays unused in a room in...READ ON
A machine used to give electrical shocks to polio patients lays unused in a room in Kalawati Hospital, New Delhi, India. Kalawati Hospital used to be considered “the polio hospital†of India.
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A child being vaccinated for polio in Moradabad, India.
A child being vaccinated for polio in Moradabad, India.
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A midwife called Bhaghirathi marks a house after visiting to give polio vaccines in Raftan Pur Kalam, a village in Moradabad, India. Midwives are a clue part of polio vaccination teams, usually composed of three or four women.
A midwife called Bhaghirathi marks a house after visiting to give polio vaccines in...READ ON
A midwife called Bhaghirathi marks a house after visiting to give polio vaccines in Raftan Pur Kalam, a village in Moradabad, India. Midwives are a clue part of polio vaccination teams, usually composed of three or four women.
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A child stands behind clothes hanging to dry in a migrants camp outside Moradabad, India. A polio vaccination team has recently visited this migrants camp to vaccinate every child under five years old.
A child stands behind clothes hanging to dry in a migrants camp outside Moradabad,...READ ON
A child stands behind clothes hanging to dry in a migrants camp outside Moradabad, India. A polio vaccination team has recently visited this migrants camp to vaccinate every child under five years old.
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Poonam Kumari, 29, works as an “asha†in the village Raftan Pur Kalam, Moradabad, India. As an asha, she has a clue role in the polio vaccination campaigns house to house. Here, she stands with a marker in hand – she uses this marker to mark a finger of every child under five years old that’s vaccinated.
Poonam Kumari, 29, works as an “asha†in the village Raftan Pur Kalam, Moradabad,...READ ON
Poonam Kumari, 29, works as an “asha†in the village Raftan Pur Kalam, Moradabad, India. As an asha, she has a clue role in the polio vaccination campaigns house to house. Here, she stands with a marker in hand – she uses this marker to mark a finger of every child under five years old that’s vaccinated.
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A child being vaccinated for polio in Moradabad, India. April 2013. Polio remains endemic in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria.
A child being vaccinated for polio in Moradabad, India. April 2013. Polio remains...READ ON
A child being vaccinated for polio in Moradabad, India. April 2013. Polio remains endemic in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria.
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A brick worker next to a migrant camp outside Moradabad, India. The polio vaccination strategy has to play special emphasis on reaching remote and marginalized communities.
A brick worker next to a migrant camp outside Moradabad, India. The polio vaccination...READ ON
A brick worker next to a migrant camp outside Moradabad, India. The polio vaccination strategy has to play special emphasis on reaching remote and marginalized communities.
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A man stands in a polio vaccination booth in Moradabad, India.
A man stands in a polio vaccination booth in Moradabad, India.
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A polio vaccination team in the village of Raftan Pur Kalam visits a house to vaccinate its children for polio. From left to right: the midwife, Bhaghirathi (prefers not to give last name); Poonam Kumari, 29, the “ashaâ€, and Nidhi Sharma, the CMC.
A polio vaccination team in the village of Raftan Pur Kalam visits a house to...READ ON
A polio vaccination team in the village of Raftan Pur Kalam visits a house to vaccinate its children for polio. From left to right: the midwife, Bhaghirathi (prefers not to give last name); Poonam Kumari, 29, the “ashaâ€, and Nidhi Sharma, the CMC.
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A child stands in a polio vaccination booth in Moradabad, India.
A child stands in a polio vaccination booth in Moradabad, India.
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A meeting of district leaders takes place on an evening in Moradabad, India, to discuss how the polio vaccination day went and what should be achieved the next day.
A meeting of district leaders takes place on an evening in Moradabad, India, to...READ ON
A meeting of district leaders takes place on an evening in Moradabad, India, to discuss how the polio vaccination day went and what should be achieved the next day.
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Piles of polio reports lay in the floor of a room in Kalawati Hospital, New Delhi, India. Kalawati Hospital used to be considered “the polio hospital†of India, as it treated the most cases. India has been free of polio for three years now.
Piles of polio reports lay in the floor of a room in Kalawati Hospital, New Delhi,...READ ON
Piles of polio reports lay in the floor of a room in Kalawati Hospital, New Delhi, India. Kalawati Hospital used to be considered “the polio hospital†of India, as it treated the most cases. India has been free of polio for three years now.
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A polio vaccination sign in a street in Moradabad, India.
A polio vaccination sign in a street in Moradabad, India.
