polio

Carrying decades of geopolitical controversy and lacking rehabilitation, polio survivors shoulder an invisible burden

Authorities urge parents to support final push against virus

Zero wild virus cases in 2025 mark a hopeful turnaround for the province

Mobile populations & widespread misconceptions allow the crippling virus to thrive

Four new polio cases have been reported in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Balochistan remains the most affected province, with 17 cases reported thus far

Ministry of Health confirms three new polio cases, bringing the total to 21 this year as eradication efforts ramp up.

Unidentified assailants opened fire on the polio team while they were conducting a door-to-door vaccination drive.

Latest case in Islamabad is the 17th case reported in Pakistan this year

Gaza was declared a polio epidemic zone in late July, and a case of polio was confirmed on August 16

UN to start vaccinating some 640,000 children in territory against polio while relying on eight-hour fighting pauses

This is the 12th polio case in Balochistan and the 15th in Pakistan in 2024.

The latest poliovirus cases take the tally to 8 in the country during the ongoing year

PM says federal, provincial governments resolve to control the menace

TAG for polio eradication expresses deep concerns about alarming resurgence of polio in Pakistan

Wild Polio type WPV1 was detected in test samples collected from a child in Killa Abdullah

NIH warns of significant threat to children under five, highlighting risk of lifelong physical disability

Doctor recognized in 'TIME100 Health' for 'front line' efforts in polio eradication

Hyderabad Deputy Commissioner issued warning on Monday in light of Sindh Immunization and Epidemics Control Act, 2023

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

Over 4.42 million children under the age of five are set to receive polio drops

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

Presence of the poliovirus confirmed in five districts across country

The battle against polio demands unwavering dedication and vigilance from all stakeholders, particularly parents

More than 8.2 million children will be vaccinated

Results of three environmental samples declared negative

CM paid tribute to the security personnel and polio workers who lost their lives

Victim, a two-and-a-half-year-old child, hails from Dera Bugti

Polio team in Mardan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa sustained critical bullet injury

One third of samples tested positive for crippling disease collected from Karachi

Appreciates organisation’s services in education, other sectors

In most cases children were not present at home while in some cases parents refused

Police say other members of the polio team remained safe in the attack

Seven-day anti-polio drive to conclude on January 14

Interim health minister says polio virus linked to Afghanistan

Fourteen sewage samples from seven cities test positive for crippling virus

Two outbreak response, eight maintenance dist to be focused in 2024

They were taken from five districts of country

A nine-month-old child in Orakzai district found infected with the disease

Imposes Rs500,000 fine on non-compliant parents; shuts Bannu-Miranshah Road

2.585m children under five years of age will be administered polio drops

Prime minister lauds Gates Foundation for its steadfast support of government's initiatives

Emphasis on polio eradication, declared national emergency in the country, remains the government’s top priority

Five staffers serving in Rawalpindi suspended

The affected child belongs to Union Council Gujru

Kakar resolves to carry forward journey with unshakeable commitment

Pakistan has been grappling with the relentless persistence of a once nearly eradicated disease

Environmental samples collected from Peshawar city and District Dera Bugti have tested positive for wild poliovirus

Health minister says ‘our own are even less than 10%’

NIH to conduct investigation into source and transmission of virus to toddler