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Anti-polio teams vaccinated over 16.3m children in Punjab

Over 16.3 million children in Punjab have been administered anti-polio drops as part of a nationwide campaign in the last four days, ARY News...

Pakistan reports another polio case, tally reaches 64

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported another polio case, bringing the total number of cases to 64 in 2024, ARY News reported. According to the National Emergency...

Karak Attack: Policeman escorting polio team shot dead

KARAK: A policeman was killed and a polio worker was injured in an attack on Monday by unknown assailants in the Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa' Karak...

Pakistan reports four polio cases in 24 hours

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported four more polio cases in last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 63 in 2024, ARY News...

Japan announces $3.1mn grant to support Pakistan’s polio drive

ISLAMABAD: Japan has announced a new $3.1 million grant to procure essential oral polio vaccines as part of its continued support of polio eradication...

Pakistan reports 50th polio case of 2024

ISLAMABAD: The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) has reported another polio case in Pakistan, bringing the total number of cases in 2024 to 50,...

Rise in Pakistan’s Polio cases sparks ‘global concern’

ISLAMABAD: The recent rise in polio cases in Pakistan has sparked concerns for international organizations, ARY News reported citing sources. According to sources, the international...

PM Shehbaz Sharif vows to eradicate polio from Pakistan

Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has expressed government's firm commitment to completely eradicate polio virus from Pakistan and to ensure it never returns.  Addressing an...

Pakistan reports 22nd polio case of 2024

ISLAMABAD: The number of polio cases in Pakistan reached 22 this year after the latest case was reported from Pishin, a district of Balochistan,...

Polio vaccination drive to kick off in KP tomorrow

PESHAWAR: Polio vaccination campaign in three specific districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Tank, Lakki Marwat and D.I.Khan would kick off from Monday (September 23),...

Polio vaccination targets surpassed for Gaza children

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it was ahead of its targets for polio vaccinations in Gaza on Tuesday, day three of a...

Gaza parents rush to vaccinate kids against polio despite war fears

Ghadir Hajji rushed to a clinic on Sunday in hopes her five children would be among the first to get vaccinated against polio, which...

War-battered Gaza faces uphill battle against polio

The Gaza Strip's first recorded polio case in 25 years has health workers and aid agencies grappling with the steep obstacles to conducting mass...

WHO chief Tedros says polio detected in Gaza, appeals for action

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that polio had been detected in Gaza and warned that children in...

Punjab govt to boosts polio eradication efforts

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government has decided to establish specialised polio vaccination counters at the entry and exit points of the province to reinforce polio...

PM Shehbaz expresses resolve for polio-free Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Monday reiterated that the Pakistan government along with all the provincial governments resolved to eliminate the menace...

CTD reports 15 attacks on polio teams in KP

PESHAWAR: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has released a report revealing that 15 attacks have been carried out on polio vaccination teams in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

Cop on polio duty killed in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: A policeman assigned to protect polio workers in Pakistan’s Peshawar was shot dead on Tuesday, ARY News reported quoting police. The police said that...

Poliovirus found in sewage samples of three more cities

ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad has confirmed the detection of Type-1 Wild Poliovirus (WPV1) in the environmental samples of 3 more...

Polio virus detected in environmental samples of Karachi, Quetta

KARACHI: Polio virus has been detected in environmental samples of Karachi and Quetta, ARY News reported citing National Institute of Health (NIH) sources. According to...
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