Acting US envoy takes part in Delhi polio drops campaign.Byline: ANI New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , May 24 (ANI): Acting US Ambassador A. Peter Burleigh, on Sunday took part in a polio eradication drive in the national capital. Burleigh, who has the designation of Charge d'Affaires char·gé d'af·faires n. pl. char·gés d'affaires 1. A diplomat who temporarily substitutes for an absent ambassador or minister. 2. of the U.S.mission in India, joined Professor Kiran Walia, Delhi's Health and Family Welfare Minister and Delhi Mayor Kanwar Sain to administer the polio immunization immunization: see immunity; vaccination. drops to a child at a municipal maternity and child center here. The United States is one of the largest supporters of polio eradication efforts in India. In the last 10 years, the U.S. Government has provided more than 170 million dollars for polio eradication in India through the World Health Organization.(ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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