anti-polio drive

Urges parents to protect their children from the virus by providing them with oral polio vaccines

Minister Qasim Shah highlighted the significant responsibility falling on parents of unvaccinated children

More than 8.2 million children will be vaccinated

The campaign aims to vaccinate 2.65 million children and administer Vitamin A drops to them

Blast occurred near police van transporting officers for security during anti-polio vaccination campaign

Punjab had been free of polio cases for past three years, says EOC coordinator

Pindi’s next week-long vaccination campaign in Jan

Seven-day anti-polio drive concludes in populous districts

A total of 4,199 teams of Health dept will work in anti-polio campaign

Campaign to continue for one week in Pindi

A total of more than 1,243,000 children are scheduled to be vaccinated during the campaign

Latest case involves an 18-month-old boy in K-P reported to be undernourished, health ministry says

SOPs to be maintained during anti-polio drive starting June 7

23 cases of the crippling virus have been reported from the province during the ongoing year

1,739 teams had been constituted for the drive

Over 1,100 polio vaccination refusals

The IGP urged parents to ensure that their children get vaccinated

More than 2.5 million children of less than five years would be administered with polio drops

Over 30,000 healthcare workers deployed

Training of workers have been completed

50,000 workers will vaccinate over nine million children during the anti-polio campaign

A 15-month-old child was diagnosed with the virus in Pishin district

More than 2,098,000 children will be vaccinated across province

Vaccinators to follow pandemic SOPs in door-to-door drive

Deputy Commissioner Amjad Shuaib Tareen underlines raising awareness

The P&SHD has formulated 37,658 mobile, 4,034 fixed, and 2,282 transit teams for the campaign

Ten polio cases have been detected in the province in 2020 thus far

12 cases of poliovirus have so far been detected in the province during the ongoing year

Speakers point out pitfalls, challenges in national immunization drives

Ambitious programme seeks to vaccinate 2.4 million children

So far, 12 polio cases have been reported in Pakistan in the current year, of which five are from Sindh.

Campaign seeks to immunise 39.6 children except Karachi where it had started a week earlier

The grant consists of Rs6.6 million as cash compensation and Rs2.2 million in the form of a plot as death compensation

Education dept suspends registration for two other private schools, highlight 'superiority complex'

Murad says rise in cases is due to inability to carry out immunisation campaigns last year

Govt aims to vaccinate 39.5 million children across the country

Premier launches immunisation drive that will see 39.6 million children vaccinated across the country

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

The three-day anti-polio campaign has begun in thirteen districts of Balochistan

One of the factors affecting this year’s vaccination drive has been a significant rise in refusals

Total number of cases reach 15 in country with K-P alone bearing 10

Mistrust in a segment of society is translating into the rest of the country

'Praise for polio workers is always welcome but we must not lose sight of the mission to end polio in Pakistan'

All efforts will be made to eradicate polio on priority basis from the high-risk UC, says commissioner

Says previous governments fooled the masses with false promises

PM’s focal person urges parents to get children immunised

Religious scholars will also take part in the campaign

Punjab Emergency Operations Centre has decided to hold polio eradication campaigns in a number of cities of province

DC Talat Mehmood Gondal says 287 fixed centres and 287 transit points have been set up

No loss of life or injury reported