polio

PM’s focal person on polio says misconceptions amongst parents and influx of virus from Afghanistan key challenges

The person who opened fire at the polio worker, following an argument, has been identified as Zubair Khan

DC orders another anti-polio drive from April 22

Local Afghan Taliban leaders are hindering global efforts to end polio, says Gates

Levies and Khasadar forces to boycott polio campaigns across seven tribal districts

Total cases in ongoing year across the country reach six

Parental refusals due to misconceptions regarding the vaccine are emerging as major obstacle

Vaccination campaign will end on February 28

DC says polio teams will be deployed at each hospital

Recurrence of polio virus makes it imperative to vaccinate every child in the city

The campaign is expected to resume today

The nine-day-long drive will continue until February 27 in Rawalpindi

According to investigation, child was not administered polio drops after his birth

Critically important to ensure every child gets two drops of vaccine: NEOC

The authorities have taken serious notice against families declining the provision polio drops for their children

11-month-old child diagnosed with poliovirus

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

'Praise for polio workers is always welcome but we must not lose sight of the mission to end polio in Pakistan'

The viral video of Iran has left every individual with a sense of awe and pride, says the premier

Video of immunisation workers going through deep snow northern areas went viral

Amid freezing temperatures, polio workers go door-to-door administering polio drops to the children

Authorities decided to use markers of different colour in each inoculation drive

Religious scholars also taking part as counselors in province-wide campaign

DHO says parents pretend their children have been vaccinated

NEOC says a 36-month-old boy and a 78-month-old girl found affected

Health minister has directed officials to complete preparations by tomorrow

PM's focal person blames lack of trust, refusal by parents as main cause of anti-polio campaign’s failure

Deputy Commissioner directs assistant commissioners to follow up polio refusal cases

Polio drive to begin January 21

Three county-level health officials in Jiangsu province dismissed

Cases from Lakki Marwat, Bajaur take 2018 polio tally in Pakistan to 10

Recommends the project for Ecnec’s approval a day before end of Supreme Court’s deadline

Billionaire expresses the desire in a letter penned to Prime Minister Imran Khan

Third-party evaluation finds progress in Pindi; No more paid leaves for polio officials

The workers make their own investment to purchase the bikes

PM’s focal person urges parents to get children immunised

National anti-polio campaign begins today

Over 5.8m children to get polio vaccine in December round of anti-polio drive

Health minister invites parents to join hands to make Pakistan a polio-free country

To kick off anti-polio drive on Monday targeting 2.5m children

All three environmental samples collected from the city have tested positive for the virus

Focal person on polio eradication says Peshawar alone saw 9,000 cases of vaccination refusals

With a target of more than seven million children under the age of five

Officials to focus on Bajaur and Khyber tribal areas after cases surfaced recently

Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria are still ensnared by the crippling disease

2.2m children in 192 union councils will be administered anti-polio drops

Anti-polio drive was in the decisive phase claims Balochistan Chief Secretary Dr Akhtar Nazeer

Four poliovirus cases reported in 2018

Mayor urges special focus on areas on administrative boundaries of Pindi, Islamabad

Female workers play a key role in the mission for polio-free Pakistan