April 2013
In this edition: ~ “We’re Still Here!”: The Federal Election Campaign . . . ~ Walk With Me ~ Polio Health and Wellness Retreat 2013 ~ "Touched by Polio" Art Exhibition ~ National Disability Insurance Scheme Update ~ How Ken Sutcliffe survived the peril of polio ~ Australia reaffirms support for polio eradication at Global Vaccine Summit ~ Hilary Koprowski Dead: Pioneering Polio Vaccine Developer Dies At 96 ~ Polio This Week ~ Treating polio in Afghanistan ~ Disease of the past lives on overseas
January 2013
In this edition: ~ Beware of Scammers asking for NDIS Fees ~ National Disability Insurance Scheme Submission ~ Disability Commissioner Resigns from Airline Working Party ~ Flying Wheelies ~ Do you know about ECHO? ~ Inclusion: Battling for Disability ~ Vaccine Switch Urged for Polio Endgame ~ Polio This Week ~ The Polio Propaganda ~ 2013 SA Polio Health and Wellness Retreat - Book Now !
November 2012
In this edition: ~ “We’re Still Here!” Campaign Summary : The Campaign Heroes ~ Messages of Support ~ Publicity ~ Launch of a New Resource ~ Online Petition ~ Paying Homage ~ Delivering the Message ~ Lunch, Question Time and Beyond ~ The Bottom Line ~ What Do We Want? ~ When Do We Want It? ~ Polio This Week
October 2012
In this edition: ~ “Late Effects of Polio: Introduction to Clinical Practice” ~ Touched By Polio Art Exhibition ~ Walk With Me ~ Red Shoes Walking ~ Rehabilitation Research and Practice ~ Polio Network Victoria ~ DisabiliTEA 2012 ~ Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Australia: UN Reviewing Compliance ~ Mobility Scooters ~ Qantas airline introduces assistive booking app ~ Too Early for Flowers: The Story of a Polio Mother ~ Polio This Week ~ World Polio Day, October 24 ~ First suspected polio case in 21 months in India ~ Gunmen kill polio vaccinator in Pakistan ~ Ghanaian Polio Survivors Pioneer Skate Soccer in 'Rollaball' Documentary (Video)
August 2012
In this edition: ~ Practical Design Fund to Help Guide the Transition to a National Disability Insurance Scheme ~ October - Polio Awareness Month Campaign ~ Touched By Polio Art Exhibition ~ “The Sessions” ~ “The Beloved” ~ WHO Anti-Polio Doctor Injured by Gunfire ~ Pakistani Police Called to Aid in Polio Vaccinations ~ World Health Organization Suspends Polio Vaccinations in Karachi ~ Polio This Week ~ Energy Efficiency about the Essential Medical Equipment Payment
July 2012
In this edition: ~ Essential Medical Equipment Payment ~ Late Effects of Polio Discussion Paper Released ~ Adult Immunisation: the weak link ~ 2012 Queensland Retreat Photos ~ October - Polio Awareness Month Campaign ~ Cost of Medicines to Fall for Thousands of Australians ~ Home Care Reforms to Benefit More Than 500,000 Seniors ~ TGA Applied Stricter Regulation to Joint Implants ~ Polio This Week ~ Touched By Polio
April 2012
In this edition: ~ YourHealthNet Website Launched ~ Guideline: IVIg ~ Federal Budget and the NDIS ~ More Choice for Older Australians ~ Therapy Services to Help Older Australians ~ Jetstar Out of Pocket ~ National Library of Australia: Picture Australia ~ Polio This Week ~ Rotarians Celebrate Milestones
January 2012
In this edition: ~ Constructing the Polio Virus - One Atom at a Time ~ Dr John Gets a Gong! ~ Polio Benefit Bill Passed by Knesset Committee ~ Award Win Has Director Thinking of Home ~ India Marks 1 Year Polio Free For the First Time in History ~ Chandra Back to Inspire India ~ Malnourishment Major Obstacle to Polio Eradication ~ India's Polio Victory Fuels Vaccine Talks ~ 2012 Polio Health and Wellness Retreat ~ Jazz Against Polio ~ Polio This Week
October 2011
In this edition: ~ Australian Polio Register ~ The End of Polio Concert ~ Australia Pledges $50m for Polio Eradication ~ 47M in Health and Medical Research Funding ~ Independent Living Centres Australia ~ Dietary Supplements and Mortality Rate ~ China Polio Outbreak ~ Polio Linked to Heat-Affected Vaccines ~ No Polio Outbreak in South Africa ~ Statistical Mode-Spread of Wild Polioviruses ~ Scathing Report: Polio Eradication ~ Polio This Week
July 2011
In this edition: ~ Australian Polio Register goes ‘live’! ~ Keeping in touch ~ Information for Seniors ~ Poliomyelitis after a twelve year incubation period ~ The End of Polio is within reach ~ Is Polio Eradication Slipping Out of Reach? ~ Polio This Week ~ Did CIA undermine global health by faking vaccines in hunt for bin Laden? ~ Pakistan intelligence agencies had no role in hiding bin Laden ~ Historical photos wanted ~ Oral History of Polio in Australia ~ News from Polio Quebec ~ Polio-World Photo Contest
June 2011
In this edition: ~ Stay out of Australia's Medicines ~ Vaccine Compo on agenda ~ Here we go again! ~ What did you have for breakfast? ~ Polio This Week ~ Grab Bars ~ The Universal House ~ Tips for Cold Intolerance ~ Run, Audrey, Run! ~ Chain of Protection ~ Wayne's Work in Cambodia - Can you help? ~ Polio-World Photo Contest
April 2011
In this edition: ~ National Disability Strategy ~ Easier Access to Navigate Aged Care System ~ Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Launches New Website ~ Dictus Band - DS-02 ~ A vaccine 'revolution' aims for safer, cheaper treatments ~ $100,000 grant for polio research ~ Polio This Week ~ PolioPlace People of Note ~ Have you referred your adult children to PHI’s new publication? ~ Swallowing Difficulties ~ Polio-World Photo Contest ~ Polio Health and Wellness Retreat 2011
March 2011
In this edition: ~ Australian Health Survey Gets Under Way ~ Food and Health Dialogue Communiqué ~ Disability Care and Support ~ National Disability and Carer Congress: 2-3 May 2011 ~ Arthritis Awareness Week 2011 ~ Polio-World Photo Contest ~ Don't Let Polio Eradication Slip Away Again ~ Vaccines Need Shot in the Arm ~ Polio This Week ~ Polio Health and Wellness Retreat - Book Now - only a few places still available !
February 2011
In this edition: ~ National Disability Insurance Scheme Update ~ Improving Primary Health Care for All Australians ~ Getting Information about Medicines and Medical Devices Made Easier ~ Polio: The Second Wave Study ~ Circumstances and Consequences of Falls in Polio Survivors ~ Save Our Shoulders: A Guide for Polio Survivors ~ Rare Strain of Polio Resurfaces in Burma ~ Polio This Week ~ Polio Health and Wellness Retreat - Book Now !
January 2011
In this edition: ~ Every Australian Counts ~ Caring for Older Australians ~ Disabled Parking ~ National Census on Medicines Use ~ Inflammation and Osteoporosis ~ Gates Calls for a Final Push to Eradicate Polio ~ US and Russia Partner to Eradicate Polio ~ The One Percent Solution ~ Polio Eradication This Week ~ Post-Polio Health International Launches Polio Place ~ PolioToday ~ Polio Health and Wellness Retreat Program
December 2010
In this edition: ~ New Vaccine to Assist Worldwide Eradication of Polio ~ Polio Eradication this Week ~ Ramesh Ferris: Cycle to Walk In Australia 2012 ~ Medicare Rebates for Individual Allied Health Services ~ Complementary and Alternative Therapies ~ Onwards and Upwards for Polio Australia in 2011
November 2010
In this edition: ~ National Aids and Equipment Reform Alliance ~ National Polio Register ~ Polio Australia's Clinical Advisory Group ~ Hope Charity ~ Outbreak in the Republic of Congo ~ New vaccine promises polio eradication ~ 2011 European Polio Conference ~ Linking to Polio Australia
October 2010
In this edition: ~ Polio Australia's new website ~ Wear orange for World Polio Day ~ Polio Awareness Month campaign ~ Send us your photos ~ National Polio Register ~ Polio Health and Wellness Retreat April/May 2011