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Pakistan: Punjab launches HPV vaccination drive targeting 8 million girls
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The campaign will run from September 15 to 27. According to Dawn, the vaccine will be administered to girls aged 9 to 14 years and is seen as a critical tool against cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer in women in Pakistan.
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New polio case in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Tank pushes nationwide tally to 24
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A new polio case in Tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, raises Pakistan's 2025 total to 24, mostly in southern KP. The NIH announced a September 15-18 vaccination drive targeting high-risk districts, urging parents to ensure their children complete immunisation, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa launches anti-polio drive to immunise 5.7 mil
Updated : 5 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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2 new polio cases in Pakistan raise 2025 tally to 23
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Two new polio cases were reported in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, raising Pakistan's 2025 total to 23, Dawn reported. The NIH urged parents to vaccinate children under five, especially in hard-to-reach areas, as vaccination campaigns begin in September to strengthen immunity and close protec
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Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram raises concern over implementation of dire
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram raised concerns on Saturday over the implementation of the Supreme Court of India's recent order on stray dogs, which directs the creation of feeding points and sending them back to where they were found after vaccination and immunisation.
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"MCD should investigate why sterilisation work hasn't produced noticeable
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
This comes after the Supreme Court on Friday modified its August 11 order, which had directed the rounding up of all stray dogs in the Delhi-NCR and prohibited their release from dog shelters. The court now allows the release of stray dogs back to the same area after sterilisation and immuni
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Will ensure it is implemented in state: UP Dy CM Brajesh Pathak welcomes S
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's revised directive on the humane treatment of stray dogs, specifically, their feeding in designated areas, followed by sterilisation and immunisation, affirming that the state government will ensure its
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A constitutional right for all living beings: Congress MP Renuka Chaudhary
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Reacting to the Supreme Court order about feeding stray dogs in dedicated areas and releasing them after sterilisation and immunisation, Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury on Friday said that she welcomes the order and hopes that the Court will ensure the proper implementation of the directive.
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SC prohibits stray dog feeding except in dedicated areas; dogs to be relea
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday modified its August 11 order which had directed rounding up of all stray dogs in the Delhi-NCR and prohibited their release from dog shelters, and said now the stray dogs will be released back to the same area after sterilisation and immunisation.
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Animal lovers hail Supreme Court's revised verdict on stray dogs, say "had
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday revised its earlier August 11 order on stray and ordered their release following sterilisation and immunisation. Animal lovers and shelter home owners, who had been protesting against the court's previous directive, welcomed the decision and called it a "big relie
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Supreme Court modifies its August 11 order on stray dogs in Delhi NCR
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Stray dogs will be released back to the same area after sterilisation and immunisation, except those infected with rabies or exhibiting aggressive behaviour," the court ordered.
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Two new polio cases confirmed in Pakistan, tally rises to 21 in 2025
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Pakistan is one of the last two countries in the world, alongside Afghanistan, where polio remains endemic. Despite global eradication efforts, Dawn reported that factors such as security challenges, vaccine hesitancy and misinformation continue to obstruct progress.
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