On December 21, 2024, I introduced the Post-Polio India support group to doctors, allied health professionals, polio survivors and their families at an information and networking event hosted by Dr Anil Kumar Jain, Head of Dr P K Sethi Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital in Jaipur (Rajasthan). This event… Continue reading Initiating Post-Polio India to improve rehabilitation of polio survivors
Tag: Post-Polio Syndrome
Polio survivors face biggest fight of their lives
By Neena Bhandari Sydney, 23.10.2024 (SciDev.Net): Every year, 24 October is observed as World Polio Day, while the whole month is designated to raising awareness of the disease. Polio or poliomyelitis is a highly infectious, crippling and sometimes even fatal disease, which mainly affects children under five, and can be prevented with a vaccine. In… Continue reading Polio survivors face biggest fight of their lives
What clinicians need to know when treating polio survivors
By Neena Bhandari Sydney, 16.02.2023 (The Medical Republic): While Australia was declared polio-free in 2000, there is a major need to invest in medical care of many of the tens of thousands of people, who contracted poliomyelitis (polio) during the 20th century polio epidemics and are now experiencing what is known as the “Late Effects… Continue reading What clinicians need to know when treating polio survivors
After eradication: India’s post-polio problem
By Neena Bhandari New Delhi, 31.03.2014 (BMJ): As India celebrates three years of being polio free there is an urgent need to invest in medical care for the thousands of people who made the most of life after having had poliomyelitis but are now facing the debilitating post-polio syndrome (PPS).1 2 PPS describes the sudden… Continue reading After eradication: India’s post-polio problem