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Anti-polio drive underway in Lahore amid strict security

LAHORE: The second anti-polio drive on Monday has kicked off in Lahore under strict security measures, ARY News reported. The drive will continue from February...

Anti-polio drive fails in achieving its set target

ISLAMABAD: The nationwide anti-polio campaign, held in three phases in January, 'failed' to achieve set targets, citing sources, ARY News reported on Monday. Sources familiar...

Balochistan achieves 100 percent polio vaccination target

QUETTA: Balochistan has achieved 100 percent target of administering vaccines to children under five years of age during the three-day nationwide anti-polio campaign, despite...

Polio drive continues in Balochistan despite heavy snow

QUETTA: The anti-polio campaign continued across Balochistan despite heavy snowfall, ARY News reported on Wednesday As per details, the anti-polio campaign volunteers made their way...

PM Shehbaz, Bill Gates discuss public health, polio fight

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif in a phone conversation with Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), discussed the...

Polio virus confirmed in Bannu environmental samples: NPL

ISLAMABAD: The National Polio Lab (NPL) has confirmed polio virus in environmental samples in Bannu, citing sources ARY News reported on Tuesday. Polio virus has...

Type 1 poliovirus detected in environmental samples

KARACHI: In an alarming update, type-1 wild poliovirus has been detected in environmental samples, the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) confirmed on Wednesday.  According to...

PM Shehbaz reaffirms commitment to eradicate polio from Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed the commitment of government to eradicate polio from Pakistan, ARY News reported on Thursday. According to details,...

Anti-polio drive kicks off across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Health on Monday launched a three-day-long anti-polio campaign across the country, ARY News reported citing sources. According to sources within the...

Anti-polio drive begins after successful talks between LHWs, Sindh govt

KARACHI: Anti-polio drive has kicked off across Sindh following the successful talks held between the protesting lady health workers (LHWs) and the Sindh government...

Karachi: Anti-polio drive stopped in some UCs after HWs protest

KARACHI: Anti-polio drive halted amid health workers' protest in several Union councils (UCs) of Karachi, ARY News reported on Monday. As per details, the Sindh...

Week-long anti-polio drive to start in Sindh from Monday

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to launch a week-long anti-polio campaign to inoculate over 6.5 million children under five from October 24 (Monday),...

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledge $1.2 billion to eradicate polio

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said on Sunday that it will commit $1.2 billion to support efforts to end all forms of polio globally. Polio...

Pakistan reports 20th polio case in 2022 from North Waziristan

ISLAMABAD: In an unfortunate development, another case of polio has been reported in the country after it was detected in a 10-year-old child from...

Polio virus detected in sewage water samples in five cities – sources

The National Polio Lab (NPL) has detected polio virus in sewage water samples collected from five cities, including Peshawar, Swat, Rawalpindi, Bannu and South...

Pakistan reports 18th polio case from North Waziristan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported the 18th polio case from North Waziristan, a district that has been a hotbed of the crippling disease in the...

New York to ramp up polio vaccinations

New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a disaster emergency on Friday in a bid to accelerate efforts to vaccinate residents against polio after the...

Balochistan govt postpones another anti-polio drive amid floods

QUETTA: The Balochistan government has once again postponed an anti-polio drive in the province amid heavy rainfall and floods that have resulted in deaths,...

Anti-polio campaign kicks off across country

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Health has launched a week-long national anti-polio campaign across the country, ARY News reported on Monday. According to details, children under...

Policemen guarding polio team martyred in attack in Kohat

PESHAWAR: Two policemen were martyred in an attack on a polio team in ​​Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district, ARY News reported. According to the police, constables Pir...
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