PM takes notice of rise in polio cases in KP, calls urgent meeting
He will get a detailed briefing on measures taken to check the spread of the virus
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45 Polio cases surfaced in Pakistan this year: officials
It is to mention here that most number of the polio cases in the country, which is 35, have been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
4 day anti-polio campaign to kickoff in KP from July 15
PESHAWAR: Four-day anti-polio campaign will formally kick-off in eleven districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) from July 15, Radio Pakistan reported on Wednesday.
Two more cases of polio virus surface in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Thus far three cases each have been reported from Punjab and Sindh provinces whereas 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and seven from the newly merged tribal districts of the province this year
Another polio case surfaces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Sources further added that samples of the child were sent for tests on May 31.
WHO finds presence of polio virus in samples collected in Karachi
The World Health Organization (WHO) had collected samples in Karachi to assess prevalence of the crippling virus in the city.
Minor girl contracts polio virus in N Waziristan
Sources of the Ministry of Health said polio virus had been confirmed in 17-month-old girl in North Waziristan.
Country’s second case of polio virus in two days reported from N. Waziristan
Sources in the Ministry of National Health Services informed ARY News that the affected child was a three-year-old toddler.
Larkana’s three-year-old diagnosed with polio
The toddler's blood samples will be sent to the National Institute of Health (NIH) for further tests.
Presence of active polio virus in Pakistan’s 12 cities confirmed
'Virus was confirmed in sewage of Peshawar, Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Banu, Mardan, Waziristan, Hyderabad, Sukkur and Shahdadkot'