anti-polio

Vaccinators told to focus on children missed due to inter-country travel

‘Safeguarding children joint responsibility of parents, govt’

Campaign will start later in Bajaur agency

Inquiries authorised against revenue department official, CBP engineer

7,48,988 children below under the age of five year will be administered anti-polio vaccine drops

30 per cent of targeted children vaccinated on first day of campaign

Anti-polio programme chief sure ‘we can finish the job this time’

Last month an eighteen-month-old was diagnosed with and became the first polio case in Balochistan

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

Around 1,612 teams will carry out field work with 1,543 mobile teams in Balochistan

Such a comprehensive exercise has to be backed by national awareness and understanding of the plan

Balochistan Levies, police, FC have been deployed for security of polio workers

CDA writes letters to private educational institutions to allow ‘mandatory’ activity

At least 22 cases, including 14 from Pakistan, have been confirmed this year

Reiterate commitment to ensure every child under five is inoculated

The inoculation campaign will focus on the Pak-Afghan border crossing of the Friendship Gate in Chaman

The drive will continue till Thursday, April 21. According to a press release issued from commissioner's office

Some 35.19 million children were vaccinated in a four-day campaign

District health officer Abdul Wahab Mahar said 926 mobile health teams are operating in the Sukkur district

Plans to target 2.2 million children in 188 union councils

This year up to six polio cases have been confirmed

District health department has constituted 1,850 mobile teams

Appeal to parents to ensure children receive vaccine, regardless of previous doses .

Baloch said the plan formulated by the provincial health department should be implemented

Drive partially deferred in Dadu, Kamber-Shahdadkot districts

A three-day anti-polio campaign is going to start from Feb 15 to 17

Over 0.7m children will be vaccinated during the drive

Says situation can improve if health, education fare well

A two-year-old girl in Quetta was diagnosed with the crippling disease last week

Aseefa Bhutto Zardari stresses the need to aggressively combat the disease

The police have also prepared a comprehensive plan to provide security to all vaccination teams

Nearly 850 polio workers will administer polio drops during the campaign

Special counters will also be established at public parks, railway stations, bus and wagon stands

The data analysis and progress review of the district was presented

Health department had made adequate arrangements in this regard

Health visitor said to have received death threats for participating in OPV drive

Three-day drive slated to commence on September 14

The high commissioner appreciated the government’s efforts against polio