polio

More than 56,000 teams will be taking part in the campaign across the province

Officials have been told that they should work to convince the parents to ensure that there are no refusals

Five-day national eradication drive will kick off across province from Nov 20

Convict will stand at roundabouts holding banners for 36 days

More than 4,000 polio teams have been formed

Officials say drive delayed only to ensure better monitoring of campaign

Team called police to control the situation

Health minister expresses commitment to rid Pakistan of killer virus with continued support

Two people arrested, FIR registred

Three-day exercise will see inoculation teams going to high-risk areas of K-P

One case of polio was reported from Karachi in August

Special teams have also been formed to cover areas from where complaints of vaccination refusal have been registered

Two-year-old had tested positive for the virus but shows none of the symptoms

Doctors say coverage has suffered due to focus on polio eradication

The campaign will take place in 177 UCs of ten districts of the province

Campaign in response to the first case in the province in over a year

There are almost 250,000 polio workers targeting 38 million children

Anti-polio programme chief sure ‘we can finish the job this time’

Last week in river in Rawalpindi area coordinator for WHO said her team detected wild polio in the capital Islamabad

He has also expressed interest in the expansion of engagements in other areas

Senator Ayesha Raza Farooq pays surprise visits to different localities of the capital

Young Sehat Muhafiz is a joint venture by K-P EOC, UNICEF and K-P directorate of elementary and secondary education .

First nationwide door-to-door drive starts Monday

More than 600,000 children will be administered vaccine

Islamic scholars reiterate support to take eradication efforts over finish line

4,979 children could not be inoculated in the campaign launched in northern K-P

Technical Advisory Group says quality of drives in SWA, Tank should be brought on par with other areas

The seven-month-old was only vaccinated once for the virus

He says elimination of polio virus is matter of survival for our next generation

K-P govt to launch anti-polio campaign in four districts

Islamic Development Bank pledges continuous support for eliminating polio from Pakistan

Hopes funding would help rid world of crippling disease by 2020

Senator Farooq says the recently finalised NEAP 2017-18 shows govt’s resolve

The DC urged citizens, particularly parents, to come forward and play their role in eliminating this crippling disease

Gul was some 5 months old when she got infected with crippling virus despite having been inoculated against poliovirus

K-P directorate general has called the public representatives to immediately launch awareness campaigns

Target is to administer polio drops to over 800,000 children up to the age of five

MNA Azra Pechuho says parents must let polio workers immunise their children

Last polio case in Fata was reported on July 27, 2016

Positive samples, suboptimal vaccination drives a concern for eradication officials

Discuss mechanism to administer polio drops in border regions

PM’s focal person emphasises vaccinating every child missed in past campaigns across the country 

10 polio workers have been gunned down in Swabi district since 2012

Medical officers or senior health professionals to supervise each of 26 zones

Such a comprehensive exercise has to be backed by national awareness and understanding of the plan

Preparations underway for a special targeted campaign in 73 districts/towns/agencies of the country

High-risk areas to be targeted against crippling disease

People mostly travel from Punjab to South Waziristan, Afghanistan and were considered a serious risk to the programme

Global alliance urges other developing nations follow the Pakistan model to reform immunisation services

IMB says it was “deeply impressed” with the commitment and dedication of Pakistan, Nigeria, Afghanistan