Immunisation

Govt faces criticism for its apparent indifference towards looming health threats in region

Officials submitting bogus figures, negligent vaccinators to face action

Health minister says expansion will help achieve target of immunizing 80,000 citizens daily

The country has so far injected 64 million doses and exported nearly as many

Only about 11% of people opt for the product developed by Bharat Biotech and the Indian Council of Medical Research

To save children from different diseases says Punjab Health Minister

Security beefed up in Rawalpindi for ongoing immunisation drive

SAPM on Health stresses engagement of political leaders in promoting inoculation

Health and outreach centres to be established in hujras of Peshawar’s elders

Over 5,000 cases of XDR typhoid have been reported in Sindh to date

As many as 1,426 children of under-five-years of age in Hyderabad could not be given polio drop

Kiani says preventive health measures a priority of PTI govt

12-day campaign will begin in Bahawalpur district on October 15

PPA president says inoculation triggers anti-bodies to fight against disease thus reducing dependence on antibiotics

For fledgling nations like Pakistan, the disease has been nothing less than an unending national nightmare

For decades, Pakistan has been struggling with polio coverage

Peshawar, Khyber Agency record highest number of refusals in K-P and Fata, respectively

Mayor says local govt representatives will also be engaged for the six-day drive

PITB provided smartphones to vaccination teams with applications to digitise their fieldwork

The seven-month-old was only vaccinated once for the virus

Health minister claims to have made strides in tackling polio, tuberculosis and malaria

Health experts urge parents to inoculate their children to guard against preventable diseases

Progress in polio eradication has been a result of intensive and quality vaccination campaigns driven by government

Access to immunisation has helped to eradicate polio, with only Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan still affected

Govt says samples indicating presence of virus are worrisome.

Costly travel of long distances, lack of vaccine centres discourage families from getting children immunised

Doctors stress importance of routine immunisation, challenges

Four-month-old Ali Hassan was diagnosed with virus

Under EPI, kids will now be vaccinated against 10 diseases, says official

Their involvement in polio drives affected immunisation against other diseases

Stress need for apprising parents on importance of vaccinating children

MPAs urged to table a resolution in the assembly for the purpose

District officers have been instructed to up their performance

From April 2016, health workers to move from tOPV to bOPV

At 65%, current immunisation level is below satisfactory, says official