Vadodara, India, Sept 13: The city will host a national seminar on post-polio syndrome (PPS) in October this year. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has also decided to support the movement initiated in the city against over the syndrome.

The issue of PPS being a major problem faced by polio-affected persons was raised for the first time last year at a meet in the city. It was at this stage that Vadodara MP Balkrishna Shukla had proposed to put a bill regarding PPS in the Lok Sabha. The Pulse Polio Syndrome (Education, Training and Awareness) Bill was introduced in February this year and has been categorised as a category 'A' private member bill that gets priority over other private member bills.

Persons with polio face health problems like joint and muscle pain, fatigue, weakness, breathing problems and trouble in swallowing after 25 to 30 years of contracting polio. However, there is little awareness on this issue.

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