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Pakistan: Polio drive in merged districts falls short; 935,000 children mi
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan's merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa fell short of its target, leaving over 935,000 children under five unvaccinated, officials said, citing security challenges and population displacement as key hurdles, The Express Tribune reported.
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Pakistan: Polio outreach staff in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa oppose recruitment po
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
According to Dawn, the affected workers said the revised criteria have effectively shut the door to their reappointment despite years of field experience in high-risk, hard-to-reach areas.
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J-K: Udhampur Health Department announces Pulse Polio Immunisation drive f
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Chief Medical Officer, Dr Anil Manhas, told ANI, "For the drive, we have set up 535 pulse polio booths in the district and deployed 144 teams. Our target is to vaccinate 86,192 children under the age of five. We have also deployed 2148 people at the booths."
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Pakistan: Sindh CM suspends officials, orders action after new polio cases
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks 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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Two new polio cases reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan tally rises t
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan reported two new polio cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, raising the national tally to 26, *Dawn* reported. The NIH said most infections are in southern KP, where a special vaccination drive has begun. Authorities urged parents to ensure children under five receive repeated oral polio va
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New polio case in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Tank pushes nationwide tally to 24
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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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17 Polio cases and counting: Pakistan's endemic failure to protect its chi
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
With polio still endemic in Pakistan and Afghanistan alone, the government's inability to eradicate the disease underscores broader systemic neglect.
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Polio continues to cripple Pakistan as virus yet again detected across 20
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Poliovirus has been detected in 20 sewage sample testing across Pakistan, as reported by ARY News on Sunday citing National Reference Laboratory.
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Pakistan reports new polio case from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, overall tally in
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, confirmed a case of poliovirus in a 19-month-old boy from Union Council Miranshah-3, bringing the total number of polio cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to eight.
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Pakistan: Over 60,000 polio vaccine refusals reported during April campaig
Updated : 9 months 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 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, overall tally in 20
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The latest case is the seventh polio case reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2025, demonstrating the concerns over virus circulation in high-risk zones.
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