Memo: India marks three years since last polio case reported

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Series Details MEMO/14/8 (13.01.14)
Publication Date 13/01/2014
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In a Joint Statement published on 13 January 2014, Kristalina Georgieva, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response and Andris Piebalgs, EU Commissioner for Development, welcomed the news about India marking three years since the last case of polio was reported.

The EU is firmly committed to the eradication of polio. In the future, as in the past, it will be a key ally in the global effort for immunisation.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-8_en.htm
Related Links
BBC News, 13.01.14: India hails polio-free 'milestone' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-25708715
EurActiv, 15.01.14: EU hails landmark Indian victory against polio http://www.euractiv.com/development-policy/eu-hails-landmark-indian-victory-news-532753
Deutsche Welle, 16.01.14: Despite eradication polio stigma remains http://dw.de/p/1ArYV

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