world polio day

What is ironic is that in 2017 Pakistan was on its final lap to victory against polio

She was assassinated by terrorists during her polio campaign

Only six cases of fatal virus emerged in 2018

Three years ago, Karachi was considered hub of polio virus

Events held around capital to mark World Polio Day

Lady health workers say they were used to being criticised by parents

Even as polio cases dropped significantly in 2015, Karachi is still at high-risk for polio cases

Health workers fear attacks; ask for proactive, efficient security arrangements

2015 saw an 85% decline in the number of polio cases in the country

The virus in the OPV is processed in a way that it cannot cause harm at any level

UNICEF Underserved Strategy Coordinator shares how refusals and missing children in UP were brought into the OPV net

EOC coordinator says security and polio team performance has improved marginally

Those involve in immunisation drives sas more needs to be done to raise awareness in the region