More than 1 million polio vaccines destroyed in Sudan: UNICEF
- 06-May-2023
More than 1 million polio vaccines intended for children have been destroyed as a result of looting in Sudan during the upsurge in violence since April, the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF told Reuters on Friday. “A number of cold chain facilities have been looted, damaged and destroyed, including over a million polio vaccines in South […]
Anti-polio vaccines are safe, says Shahbaz Gill
- 23-Apr-2019
As many as 1,97,000 children will be administered anti-polio drops during campaign in the province, Gill said.
UAE provided 219mn polio vaccines to Pakistan in four years: official
- 16-Nov-2017
SHARJAH: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has provided over 219 million units of polio vaccine to more than 43 million Pakistani children between 2014 and September 2017, through its anti-polio drive in the country, said director UAE-Pakistan Assistance Programme (UAE-PAP). The UAE-PAP was launched under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed […]