Panacea Biotec launches polio vaccine in Nigeria

23 February 2012

Panacea Biotec, India's leading vaccine manufacturer, celebrated the 63rd Indian Republic Day by launching Polprotec, an enhanced potency, inactivated poliovirus vaccine, in Nigeria in collaboration with local drugmaker Emzor Pharma.

On this occasion, Panacea and Emzor announced a joint Planet Polio-Free Mission statement "To contribute towards achieving the goal of global polio eradication and to ensure that no child will ever again be paralyzed by WPV or Vaccine-Derived Polio Virus (VDPV)" by providing complete portfolio of Oral Polio Vaccines (OPV) & Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) & IPV based combination vaccine at an affordable price"

Current polio scenario - global and Nigeria

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