J-K: Udhampur to conduct Pulse Polio Immunisation Drive

Chief Medical Officer, Dr Anil Manhas, told ANI, "For the drive, we have set up 535 pulse polio booths in the...

Afghanistan reports new polio case in Uruzgan, total rises to 9

Afghanistan reported a new polio case in Uruzgan, bringing the 2025 total to nine. Officials warned insecurity and...

Afghanistan launches polio vaccination drive

Afghanistan has launched the polio vaccination drive for the country's eastern provinces, as reported by Khaama...

Afghanistan launches nationwide polio drive to protect children

Afghanistan will launch a new polio vaccination campaign on July 20 to protect children under five. The drive,...

Pakistan: Polio case from Karachi takes 2024 tally to 70 

Pakistan's Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication has confirmed the detection of wild poliovirus type 1...

Polio cases spike in Pakistan, Afghanistan

Polio cases have seen a sudden spike in Pakistan and Afghanistan, endangering global efforts to eradicate the disease.

Pakistan continues battle with polio eradication

The latest polio victim is an 11-month-old infant from Qila in Balochistan who has succumbed to paralysis caused by...

Rising polio risk in Afghanistan as migrants return: WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the recent increase in the number of Afghan returnees from...

"90 pc polio cases in Pakistan ‘imported’ from Afghanistan"

Pakistan Interim Health Minister Nadeem Jan has said that 90 per cent of polio cases in Pakistan have been "imported...

Egypt makes polio vaccination certificate mandatory for Pakistan

As per the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), passengers travelling to Egypt from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Malawi,...

Afghanistan: Fifth Polio case of 2023 reported in Nangarhar

According to the chief of the UNICEF Polio Eradication Programme in Afghanistan's communications department, Kamal...

Afghanistan reports third Polio case of 2023

A new polio case from the Nazyan district of Nangarhar province has been reported, affecting a 30-month-old male child.