Polio cases

PM's Coordinator for National Health Dr Bhirth urges parents to understand importance of vaccination

Despite wide-scale vaccine and awareness campaigns, temporary relief in cases is followed by a strong resurgence

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

Health minister says polio re-emerged in North Waziristan on the pattern of 2014 and 2019

Coming from a heavy toll of 147 wild polio cases in 2019 and 84 previous year to only one thus far is a mega success

More than 1.6 million children will be administered polio drops during the campaign

In Balochistan, polio volunteers have continued campaigns at the cost of their lives

Training of workers have been completed

Virus could only be eradicated from the country through immunisation

Minister says global community recognises country’s efforts to overcome current challenges

Province has been on top of the list of polio cases this year, especially Lakki Marwat and Bannu

New polio cases have been reported in Lakki Marwat, Bannu and Upper and Lower Kohistan simultaneously

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

Cases reported in Balochistan, Sindh and K-P

The chief minister has directed the secretary of the health department to conduct an inquiry

At least 2,822 children were not available for polio vaccine in provincial capital

The last polio case in Sindh was reported in Karachi

Positive sewage sample in Peshawar brings quality of polio campaigns to question

Number of patients in country rises to five

The president said the quality of medical education in Pakistan was at par with the international standards

Mohammad Ikram, diagnosed with the virus three days ago, is the first reported case in Balochistan province in 2016

The jailed parents were being convinced into letting their children be vaccinated

51 cases were reported across the country in 2015

The 34-month-old boy belongs to union council 2 in Keamari

This is the third polio case in Quetta and fifth in Balochistan this year

These children were not administered anti polio-drops on refusal of their parents in recurrent vaccination drives