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Three polio cases detected in Jhang
The parents of the affected children claimed that the area was not visited by any health department team.
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Goodwill ambassador: First to be vaccinated, Aseefa vows to eradicate polio
Highlights challenges, appreciates religious leaders’ support in exclusive interview.
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WHO urges for polio team security in meetings with PM, President
WHO regional director says anti-polio campaign will be jeopardised if ban not lifted in Waziristan.
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Eradicating polio: WHO director to attend task force meeting
Dr Ala Alwan will issue recommendations to combat polio.
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Grave repercussions: Child contracts polio after family refused vaccine
Ulema spreading propaganda saying drops contained pig meat and caused infertility and impotency.
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Karachi back to being a reservoir for polio, as WHO discovers virus in sewage in Gadap
Violence in the city takes its toll on the polio eradication campaign in the city.
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Govt attributes polio resurgence to ‘religious mindsets’
Religious scholars refute govt claims; say Ulema declared vaccination safe.
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UN polio suspension hits 22,000 children in Karachi
WHO activities were suspended last month, not yet approved to take part in the next campaign due in September.
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Losing war against polio to ‘counter-insurgency’
Trends in Waziristan, Khyber regions mean that the dream of polio-free Pakistan is unlikely to materialise in 2012.
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Polio victim from Thatta could actually be suffering from acute flaccid paralysis, says WHO
The Polio Virology Laboratory at the National Institute of Health will confirm the case in 30 days.
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PMA criticises attacks on anti-polio campaigners
Medical community calls on govt to provide security.
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UN, WHO condemn murder of polio campaigner
Muhammad Ishaq had been shot dead outside his clinic in Gadap Town on Friday.
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Going viral: Karachi, a game changer in Pakistan’s fight against polio
Refusals of vaccination, security concerns and environmental issues slow down eradication efforts.
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Polio campaign remains suspended in Gadap as 12 suspects arrested
Police say terrorist organisations were not behind the attacks.
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Travel ban likely if polio threat remains beyond 2013
Citizens may have to sport a ‘No Objection Certificate’, polio vaccination certificate to cross Pak borders.
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Jirga backs Taliban ban on polio drive
Polio vaccination will be banned until drone attacks are stopped, says tribal elder.
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Resistance to polio vaccination
The Taliban ruling has led to a suspension of the campaign in the Waziristan area, affecting some 250,000 children.
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North Waziristan tribes endorse Taliban ban on polio vaccination
Polio vaccination will be banned until drone attacks are stopped, says tribal elder.
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Sindh to be polio free till next year: Chief Minister
Asifa Bhutto Zardari underlined the need for coordination, concentration and cooperation.
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Anti-polio drive: Suspended campaign puts 350,000 children at risk
Affected areas include North and South Waziristan and Bara Tehsil of Khyber Agency.
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Polio campaign troubles imperil 350,000 children
The campaign has been postponed in North and South Waziristan and Bara (district) of Khyber.
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Clerics asked to help combat polio
EDO health says clerics can help in next polio vaccination campaign which will begin on July 16 and end on July 18.
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Inoculation: Over 150,000 to be vaccinated in Kohat
NDRF working to address misconceptions, concerns raised over polio eradication drive.
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Anti-polio campaign: Over 70,000 children under five to be inoculated in Mirpur
4,000 vials of the anti-polio vaccine arranged for the drive.
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Over 200,000 children to miss out on polio jabs
Taliban’s ‘polio war’ gets in the way of the July 16-18 campaign in North and South Waziristan.
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New polio case emerges in Quetta
Three affected by polio this year in Balochistan.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan report rise in polio: Study
Last year, Pakistan reported the highest number of polio cases in a decade, 198, while Afghanistan had 81 cases.
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Polio myths
Expired OPVs are not harmful to children. Come on Pakistan, we’re nearly there. Enough with the conspiracy theories.
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Over 3,000 children given expired polio drops
Many develop fever; authorities in Wana to launch an investigation.
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Cleric declares jihad against polio campaign
Maulvi escapes before police raid, polio team returns to complete vaccinations.
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Controlling polio: Khyber Agency hires 30 for immunisation
Help sought from all stakeholders in an effort to eradicate the disease.
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Polio eradication setback: Another case surfaces in Khyber
Tribal areas still not accessible by teams administering vaccines
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Combating subversion: SC asks LHC to hear gang rape case appeal
Police register FIR against organisers of a jirga that was arranged to reach an out-of-court settlement on the matter.
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Disease threat: Four new polio cases detected in country
Among these is the first case reported in Punjab this year.
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Shocking revelations: 154 kids denied polio drops
Parents say they believe the vaccination campaign is US conspiracy against Pakistan’s children.
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UNICEF report: 45% of Pakistanis unaware of polio vaccination
Susceptibility to virus found highest in Balochistan.
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Unholy water: Sewage in Gadap tests positive for polio
WHO reports presence of virus in wastewater sample collected from rural town.
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Children’s health: 2nd phase of polio drive begins today
As many as 28 zonal supervisors, 156 area in-charges and 1,055 teams will remain active in City tehsil
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Immunisation: Anti-polio drive inaugurated
A polio vaccination camp has been set up in a slum near Bund Road.
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Health alert: New polio case surfaces in Khyber Agency
Agency’s polio count for the year pushed to seven; WHO calls for strengthening vaccination efforts.
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To an undisclosed location: Arrangements to relocate ‘CIA doctor’ finalised
Earlier, the K-P govt had requested the federal govt to shift Dr Shakil Afridi to another prison.
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Health is devolved, but still gets Rs22b
Includes allocation for various federal-run programmes.
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Polio campaign launched in 11 districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar, Bannu, Charsadda, DI Khan among high-risk areas.
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Another death foretold?
Emphasis is on Afridi, who has not been charged with treason, but on vague charges of colluding with Lashkar-i-Islam.
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Federal govt miffed over K-P’s demand to move Afridi
Provincial officials ask for doctor to be shifted from Peshawar Central Jail citing threats to his life.
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Polio eradication campaign: Non-availability of vaccine sets off alarm bells
World Health Organisation fears this may deprive more than 35.5 million Pakistani children of the vital drops.
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The second oldest profession
I think Dr Afridi will get another chance to administer a polio vaccine; the next time in the Promised Land.
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Polio eradication: Senators urged to spread awareness
Senate Chairman says eradication of polio from the country was an area of high priority for the government.
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CIA ‘collaborator’: Dr Afridi’s brother seeks CJP’s help in swift appeal
Insists his brother is not a traitor and the verdict of 33 years jail is illegal.
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Shakil Afridi was described as unreliable, corrupt in 2002 report
A 2002 health department performance review described Afridi as corrupt, unreliable, unfit for government service.