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Pakistan: Sindh CM suspends officials, orders action after new polio cases
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah suspended health officials and ordered action against local administrators after new polio cases emerged in Hyderabad Division. Despite high vaccination coverage, nine cases have been reported this year, prompting plans for aggressive new campaigns, Dawn r
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Punjab govt intensifies drive against child begging under project JIWANJYO
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Baljit Kaur said that in a recent operation near a Gurdwara Sahib in Amritsar district, 15 children were rescued from begging, shifted to safe shelter homes, and provided with rehabilitation measures. She noted that public support has bee
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Pakistan's fifth polio case raises concerns over surveillance lapses
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The case, which occurred on April 29 and was confirmed on June 8, highlights a significant delay of six weeks in diagnosis, indicating a notable gap in identifying and addressing poliovirus infections.
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Pakistan: Policeman shot dead in Balochistan escorting polio vaccine worke
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Gunmen shot dead a policeman providing security to health workers during a polio eradication campaign in Balochistan.
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches "Dengue se Jung-Janta Ke Sang" campaign in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 15 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched a dengue eradication campaign, "Dengue se Jung-Janta Ke Sang" in the state's capital on Wednesday.
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Lanka declares 'National Mosquito Control Week' from Sept. 27
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept. 21 (ANI): Sri Lanka Ministry of Health has declared that the week from September 27 to October 3 will be marked as 'National Mosquito Control Week' to launch an island wide mosquito eradication campaign.
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