polio

Masked men shot a woman in front seat, then opened indiscriminate fire on others sitting in the back of the pickup van

Polio virology laboratory at the National Institute of Health confirms cases

Another narrowly escapes assault after spotting the militants.

Monday's second polio case reported from Sheikhupura in Sindh, raising national tally to 262 cases

Campaign will last eight days, with 209 skilled vaccinators, 418 team assistants, 418 social mobilisers participating

Polio worker and student of 10th grade injured when polio teams were fired at by unidentified men

Three-day campaign to be held in 21 districts across the province

No child should suffer from a virus that is easily preventable, but for this to happen everyone must work together

Three cases were from Peshawar, while one was from South Waziristan Agency

14-month-old Bahadur from Qila Abdullah has been identified as the latest victim of the virus

Cases have soared to a 14-year high in Pakistan this year, with 235 confirmed infections as of this month

Polio teams vaccinate 1,349 children in four villages of Razmak tehsil

Panel says Pakistan is responsible for continuous international spread of polio virus

Top health official expects 98% coverage during 3-day vaccination campaign

Dr Nasser Baloch says 12,473 children were administered polio drops during campaign from Nov 10 to Nov 13

Three-day special drive starts in 11 areas declared 'super high-risk'

The major flaw in the polio eradication strategy is that it depends only on a vertical programme

The confirmation takes the number of cases reported in the country this year so far to 244

Urges Pakistan to focus on plugging loopholes in eradication policies

Tarar suggests the govt use Rangers to provide security to polio teams

Among the infected children is eight-month-old Yasir, a resident of Lath Basti in Bin Qasim Town, Karachi

Minister says some districts have less than 6 per cent coverage during polio campaigns

Local resident alleged that one of the male members of the polio team was peeping into his house

Sindh chief secretary says 42% of all parents refused to get their children immunised

Insiders say delayed payments to health workers is the reason

It is the third case in Sindh outside Karachi

It is the third case in Sindh outside its provincial capital following Sanghar and Dadu

FATA ACS vows to monitor all activities to wipe out the virus from the tribal belt.

A political administration officer, Sahibzada was also hurt in the blast

More than 13.2 million children in Pakistan have been vaccinated against polio

The special police force promised by the CM has also failed to materialise

Aseefa says despite obstacles she is committed to a polio-free Pakistan

More than 12 security personnel present for DIG's security but none for polio workers

ADC says 429 polio teams will go door-to-door, administer polio drops to 675,884 children in the district

One of the hurdles that the vaccination teams in Karachi face is lack of support by law enforcement agencies

Says all available resources should be used, more security personnel deployed in high-risk areas

Health minister claims they will eradicate polio from Sindh in two months

Billions of rupees were hurled at the polio elephant in last 2 years, yet this year saw worst outbreak for a decade

It was widely reported in media yesterday that PM Nawaz has set a six-month deadline to eradicate crippling disease

Warns negligence in dealing with viral disease will be considered ‘crime against future generations’

Quoting an alleged Nigerian doctor, poster says vaccination banned in US, Britain, Canada

Premier asks federal, provincials governments to take immediate steps to save future generations

All chief ministers, governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, AJK prime minister expected to attend the meeting

CM says he is determined to eliminate the menace of polio from the province by 2015

Pushes total number of cases reported in country this year so far to 235

CM’s adviser says a campaign to control the virus will be launched this month

Cases in Peshawar were discovered in samples collected on October 5 and 12

Provincial authorities have refused to accept the Independent Monitoring Board’s recommendations

Current government has failed spectacularly badly in the fight against polio despite individual small local victories

Two new cases from Khyber Agency raise the total of cases reported from Fata to 150