Anti-polio campaign

Scholars term vaccine being administered to children safe

Grant will help procure oral polio vaccine

SAPM Dr Mirza says decision has been taken in consultation with premier in wake of surge in virus during 2019

At least 433 patrolling mobile teams will take part in the door-to-door campaign in 33 union councils

K-P chief secretary calls for a comprehensive, coordinated strategy

Official statistics show 53 cases in K-P, eight in Sindh, six in Balochistan and five in Punjab this year

To fool authorities, parents mark children’s fingers in advance to indicate that they have already been vaccinated

Social media rumours place both polio workers, entire campaign at risk

Two cases of polio have been confirmed from the district

PM’s aide says govt remains committed to eradicating disease despite new cases

Four cases of polio have been confirmed in Balochistan this year

There's an urgent need to work against superstition & mistrust among the general public against anti-polio vaccination

Information Shaukat Yousufzai tells violators to face action, remains adamant on new taxes

Special immunisation campaign to be launched after Eid, says Babar Atta

Experts decry worsening healthcare situation

Except for a few districts, no salaries had been paid for the last one year

PM's adviser on polio eradication says campaign was a five-day affair and completed on schedule

K-P Police arrests Afghan national for threatening a female anti-polio team member

4,600 refusal cases surfaced during the four-day anti-polio drive in Hyderabad

Ongoing suspicion of polio vaccine compounded by recent anti-vaccination videos circulating on social media

Opposition MPAs quit standing committees for being denied development funds

Administration decides to halt anti-polio drive in rural Peshawar, only administer drops to children below five

The campaign will continue in Karachi till April 28, ends in other districts on April 24

The samples collected from Tulsi Das pumping station in Hyderabad have shown presence of the virus

Over 20 million children to be administered polio vaccine nationwide

As many as 90,000 polio workers participating in three-day campaign

NEOC says a 36-month-old boy and a 78-month-old girl found affected

National anti-polio campaign begins today

Only six cases of fatal virus emerged in 2018

Anti-polio vaccine to be administered to more than 1.7 million children in the province

Children in selected districts across the province will be administered polio drops

Says directed officers are to ensure that polio teams are stationed at all exit and entry points

Correlation of vaccination with Nawabshah deaths instills fear into parents

Officials say decision prompted by refusals, absent children and detection of virus in fresh samples

Campaign aims to cover 8.6 million children across Sindh

A security personnel martyred, another injured during reactionary search operation

Officials have stated the drive has been suspended due to security threats to the polio workers

17,756,14 children in 20 districts to receive the vaccine

Parents must ensure vaccination for children, says health department

One case of polio was reported from Karachi in August

They have not received salaries for the past three months

Administration plans to replicate anti-polio drive pattern in the effort

She visits sewerage sample collection sites and enquires about drainage areas of Rawalpindi and Islamabad

First nationwide door-to-door drive starts Monday

Nine out 10 samples tested negative in recent survey

CM wants legislation compelling parents to have their children vaccinated

Coordinator says 800,000 children will be administered drops

The drive was planned to avoid the transportation of the virus from tourists visiting the districts

Campaign to cover Karachi, Thatta, Sujawal and Badin districts

K-P governor wants to focus on migrating children