polio

They are the source of the fire and you don’t want it spreading again as it has done in the past

Nigeria has shown what is possible and it is now for Pakistan to follow suit

The campaign had been initiated in collaboration with the political administration and Frontier Corps

There have been four reported cases of polio in Balochistan so far this year

WHO, UNICEF, govt representatives attend national planning workshop

By contrast, in 2015, there were only 33 new cases worldwide - 28 of them in Pakistan, with the rest in Afghanistan

Will be administered with every third dose of OPV among children

Afghanistan still most perilous country for aid workers

While the cleric escaped, two others who too opposed vaccination were arrested.

Planning Commission approves plan at an estimated cost of $314m.

The Iranian offer of the provision of free oral polio vaccines is to be warmly welcomed

Eleminating polio is going to require a consistency of political will that spans successive govts and constant funding

Of this year’s 25 polio cases, eight have been reported from Fata

After running laboratory tests on the sample obtained from the toddler, health officials confirmed the disease

Parents of over 6,000 children refuse OPV; 4,000 in Peshawar

A case against the attackers has been registered and an investigation is under way.

Follow-up drives conducted to immunise them against the crippling virus.

Environmental samples test positive in Peshawar, Quetta and Sukkur

Compared to previous campaign, parental refusal cases also increase

Shows faith in his commitment in eradication of the crippling disease.

Experts argue merit of live versus inactivated virus for eradication.

The decision to boycott the polio drive was taken at a jirga held in Jandola on Saturday.

For the sake of our children’s health & our international standing, serious efforts need be made to eradicate polio

It further stated 96% of the targets have been achieved

Govt asks provinces to consider intelligence reports before launching campaigns.

Parents of 11,100 children denied polio teams access.

Latest case in Quetta takes Balochistan’s count to three this year and 20 overall in Pakistan.

Campaign to be held on March 30 in Islamabad, March 24 in Rawalpindi .

Around 35.5 million will be targetted in a three-day campaign between March 16, 18.

Warns of strict action against refusing families, says no stone will be left unturned.

Minister for National Health Services visits vaccine storages.

The Taliban had banned polio vaccination in the troubled agency suspecting that American spies.

Second phase of anti-polio drive was postponed due to the unavailability of police guards

Denial of polio drops to their children by parents, have emerged as a major factor in our tale of polio-related woes

Terms the programme as ray of hope in fight against polio

K-P health department hires religious scholars to convince families.

The large-scale drive is a joint initiative of the provincial and federal govenrnmets.

Calls next two months crucial as ‘low polio season’ ends.

Saira Afzal Tarar claims that more than 90 per cent of the city has been covered

Threaten to protest outside Governor House if attitude towards them does not change.

Within the welter of data one figure stands out — there was not a single parental refusal in the whole of G-B

JP Nadda said that India has offered to host technical missions from these polio affected countries

Polio immunisation campaign teams will be operating in a difficult environment this summer

A union council polio worker said Malang Jan, a 20-year-old polio worker, was attacked on Wednesday.

Health department officials said the number of children who were missed was likely to cross 40,000 on the third day

The murder of polio workers across the country has held back the polio campaign

No medication will produce the desired effect if it is not applied in accordance with medical indications

Over 760,000 children under five years of age will be vaccinated across the district.

The two-day campaign covered the city’s eight most sensitive UCs.

Pillion riding banned in Haripur, motorcycle riding banned in Swabi.