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Economic crisis forces Health Department to cut anti-polio campaign durati
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Major reductions have also been made to workers' facilities, sparking concerns that the anti-polio drive could be severely impacted. Polio workers, upset over the pay cuts, have staged protests and warned of further demonstrations. Assertions by the district administration regarding the erad
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Pakistan: Rawalpindi detects poliovirus in environmental samples ahead of
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Two environmental samples in Rawalpindi tested positive for poliovirus ahead of the final anti-polio drive from December 15 to 18. Authorities said the virus is linked to an active cluster elsewhere and preparations are in place to vaccinate over one million children in the district.
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Rawalpindi launches five-day anti-polio drive to vaccinate over one millio
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
A five-day anti-polio campaign has begun in Rawalpindi to vaccinate over one million children under five. Around 4,731 mobile teams, fixed and transit teams, and 1,800 police personnel are deployed to ensure coverage and security, with special focus on migrant-populated areas, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa launches anti-polio drive to immunise 5.7 mil
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has launched a week-long anti-polio drive to immunise 5.7 million children amid security threats, Dawn reported. The campaign, split into two phases, will involve 27,000 teams with 40,000 security personnel, following 15 polio cases in the province this year
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Pakistan: Over 60,000 polio vaccine refusals reported during April campaig
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan has witnessed over 60,000 polio vaccine refusal cases during the anti-polio drive held earlier this year in April from 21-27, as reported by Ary News citing sources.
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Pakistan reports new polio case, raises tally in 2025 to 12
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The new case reported from the Shamsi Khel Union Council in Bannu raises the total number of polio cases in Pakistan in 2025 to 12.
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Pak PM kicks off three-day nationwide anti-polio drive
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Pakistani premier stated that floods in the summer season had disrupted the national drive, but despite all those difficulties, the polio workers carried out their responsibility with commitment.
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Anti-Polio drive to commence in Balochistan tomorrow
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad, July 24 (ANI): A three-day anti-polio drive will commence in ten districts of Pakistan's Balochistan province.
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