Communication In Action
India
Medical students join the fight against polio
Agra medical students speak to a child’s parents about polio vaccination.
In the district of Agra, in Western Uttar Pradesh, medical school students don’t just learn from books. They have taken an active role in...
Building a polio free India, brick by brick
Polio message painted on a brick kiln chimney in Bihar’s Araria district.
25-year-old Geeta, a mother of three working at the local kiln, makes 300 bricks a day. “I don’t have time to even think about taking my children to the...
Two drops of henna
At the Mehandi Rachao Karyakram, women used the henna to show their commitment to a polio-free India. A mother’s painted hands depict the promise of “two drops of life” for her child.
Each year in late July, Hindus...
India’s High Risk Strategy
Dr. Hamid Jafari, WHO Polio Team Leader for India, explains how the Indian programme reaches the hardest to reach children across Uttar Pradesh and...
India’s Final Countdown to Polio Eradication
With only 1 case so far this year, India is closer to the eradication goal than it’s ever been before. UNICEF-supported mobilizers are doing everything they can to ensure parents don’t lose sight of the...
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