polio

A polio awareness walk will be organised in Larkana on Friday.

Around 504,294 children, under five year of age, will be administered the polio vaccine.

Pick any newspaper, 90 per cent of news about children’s health relate to polio, success, failures, political mileage.

Experts stress to engage community in spreading awareness about the disease.

$35m loan requested from international banks instead of $24.85m needed.

Petition seeking legislation for administration of the polio vaccine and storage as per international standards.

The priorities in public debate must switch to focus on social issues other than bombs and contempt notices.

Gynaecologist Dr Parveen said that a woman in her seventh or eighth month of pregnancy must be given a tetanus shot.

Doctors urged to pay back to the system as they step into practical lives.

In 2011, a surge in the disease was reported across Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria.

People urged to benefit from education sessions during the week.

The two-year-old has stopped walking; test results could take two weeks.

Unit has been established with help of USAID’s technical assistance unit for health and the World Health Organisation.

Vaccination campaign missed targets elsewhere as well: WHO.

With determined push, international community can wipe out polio. But, it must organise, commit, required funds.

Disputed territory comprises 25 villages, police stations and link roads.

Doctors warn the virus is spreading quickly due to fighting, power cuts and curfews.

Amid clashes and curfew, overloaded hospitals travailing to cater to infected children.

Running a polio campaign is a humane act however scholars have reservations that it causes impotency, says a cleric.

Residents have been directed to move to Peshawar and Jalozai Camp.

WHO report indicates alarming incidence of the crippling virus in sewages.

How many more cases of polio will it take before we realise that we need to do more to combat a disease?

Vaccination teams denied access to all agencies due to the military operation.

Court seeks report from secretary health Punjab over petition seeking action against concerned authorities.

The Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS), Sindh chapter organised a “Walk for Humanity” at Sea View on Sunday.

DHOs suspended for not carrying anti-polio campaign effectively in their respective areas.

Chief secretary Balochistan says negligence during anti-polio campaign would not be tolerated.

CDA chief expressed his dissatisfaction at conflicting reports on the number of children vaccinated.

Victim will need replacement surgery but can’t afford it.

At contingency planning workshop, participants stress the need for district disaster management committees.

Over 2,200 mobile paramedical staff teams have been formed.

Foreign organisations were helping local agencies and government in combating the disease, says Karachi Commissioner.

DHO said 182 mobile teams of male and female paramedics have been constituted

Petitioner submitted the government launched anti-polio campaigns every year but had yet to legislate on the issue.

District is believed to have the largest population of physically challenged.

Coca Cola’s billboards will also have advocacy messages related to the disease.

LHWs hold demonstration over problems faced during polio drives.

Shazia Tufail contracted polio 30 years ago and has been trying to combat the disease since then.

Every year 1.6 million new cases of malaria are reported, out of which 90 per cent are from Fata, K-P and Balochistan

PHC told that electricity pylons have been fixed; power supply to begin soon.

We need better-run campaigns, an effort to reach every child in the country to combat polio.

Control room has been set up at the Provincial Secretariat to closely monitor the campaign in Quetta.

A total of 19,600 teams have been formed to administer drops against the crippling disease.

Official suspects it’s a ploy to gain cash support on eve of nationwide drive.

Govt asked to halt military operations or provide security to vaccination teams.

Chief justice asks govt to halt military operations or provide security to vaccination teams in militancy-hit FATA.

Military operation, curfew cited as reasons for postponement of the campaign, due to begin in other tribal areas on.

Fifteen cyclist head out on a three-day journey to Peshawar.

Says 27 cases were reported in first 15 weeks 2011, only 15 in 2012.

NRDF, a partner of UNICEF, is actively reaching out to prayer leaders across K-P and Fata.