polio

Give two-day deadline for acceptance of demands; will also boycott polio campaign if they are not regularised.

The difficulty lies in different nature of military operation there.

PM’s adviser on IDPs says teachers at Jalozai camp to be employed to teach displaced children.

The staff want better health and emergency allowances and better pay.

The authority convenes meeting to discuss and implement directives issued in PHC suo motu.

PHC has also been planning to hold a ceremony on court premises where children will be administered polio drops.

Consultant warns that failure to wipe out polio could result in travel restrictions.

Asks disaster management chief to establish 20 polio vaccination centres at the camp.

Sources say preparations begin for organising a vaccination ceremony at court premises.

PHC rules that those seeking Watan Cards under BISP must provide polio vaccination certificates.

Post-campaign report says coverage still below accepted level.

Sacked workers are being used as scapegoats while senior officials are not being touched: LHWPA

Says it will boycott upcoming polio campaign until demands are met.

Says no case will be filed until petitioner proves children have been vaccinated.

Petition regarding alleged ineffectiveness of polio vaccines being administered to children.

Deputy Director EPI K-P expressed concern over prevalence of polio cases in Pashtun areas of Pakistan, Afghanistan.

Residents complained about reluctance of mobile vaccination teams to visit every home, especially in high-risk areas

Despite showing an improvement of 5%, the coverage nowhere close to WHO standards.

Total number of polio cases reported in the country in the past three months have risen to 15.

Health professionals urge polio patients to engage in sportive activities.

Pakistan alongside Nigeria and Afghanistan, ranks as only 1 of 3 countries in the world where polio remains endemic.

Academic research needs to be made commercial, says Javed Laghari.

Khyber Agency govt surgeon terminated for being involved in anti-state activities.

Govt wants to appoint a secretary for schools, higher education and informal education.

Health department issues notification for Afridi's termination for his involvement in anti-state activities.

Floods exacerbated an already challenged human rights scenario.

Traffic blocked for over an hour; amid demands of basic facilities in schools.

If polio were not eliminated from Pakistan, no country would issue visas to Pakistanis.

LHC dismissed as withdrawn a petition seeking a ban on administration of polio vaccine.

A total of 13 cases of polio were reported in the agency in 2010, which had been declared a polio-free zone in 2002.

Next three months crucial to head off this eventuality.

Five lady health visitors injured for attempting to march on Parliament House.

Under this condition, Pakistani nationals would be barred from travelling anywhere in the world.

First Wheelchair Marathon draws large numbers from Sindh, only two from Lahore.

Police retaliate when workers tried entering Parliament House to protest.

Govt sets up immunisation check posts in province.

During the campaign, some 4,000 children aged five or below were administered polio drops.

The lack of proper governance and accountability are jeopardising efforts to rid the country of this disease.

Says polio eradication is among the top priorities of the government.

The health staffers have gone unpaid for up to seven months; authorities say pay has been released.

Edhi joins hands with WHO to work towards polio eradication.

The second phase of polio campaign will commence from March 20.

Bara has had no vaccination campaigns since 2009.

Foreign intelligence station commander normally employs Pakistanis as cooks, drivers, none automatically a traitor.

Only MPA Raheela Durrani of the PML-Q turned up to attend an anti-polio drive meeting on Wednesday.

For the past three years, the area has witnessed an outbreak of the virus.

Officials say media ‘falsely’ creates hype on vaccine quality making task harder.

The 6th Mini INPUT festival showcases the political struggles in different countries.

Laws should be imposed to hold parents accountable, says Shahnaz Wazir Ali.

‘One-day regional polio immunisation campaign’ launched at the main Motorway toll plaza in Peshawar.