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More efforts needed to end polio in Pakistan, says Polio Oversight Board
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 12 (ANI): More efforts are needed to reach the levels of government leadership, drive, and use of real-time data to beat Polio in Pakistan, believed the disease monitoring body of Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).
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Pakistan: Policeman escorting polio workers shot dead in Khyber Pakhtunkhw
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Karak (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) [Pakistan], January 12 (ANI): A policeman escorting a team of polio health care workers was shot dead by "unidentified gunmen" in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's (KP) Karak district on Tuesday, Dawn reported citing authorities.
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Pak reports new polio case as anti-polio campaign impacted by COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 29 (ANI): Pakistan has reported yet another polio case on Sunday, taking the country's tally of the year to 82.
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PCB, Pakistan Polio Programme team up to fight against polio
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], November 10 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) of the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme on Tuesday signed a Letter of Agreement to work together to eradicate polio from the country.
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11,000 Pakistan polio health care workers lose jobs due to funding constra
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): At least 11,000 health care workers of Pakistan anti-polio campaign, who were also mobilised to fight the coronavirus, have lost their jobs since June due to the restructuring and funding cuts of the anti-polio program.
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New Polio cases amid Covid-19 outbreak in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 30 (ANI): While health authorities in the country are finding it difficult to deal with a sudden spike in the number of coronavirus patients, several new cases of poliovirus have been reported in Pakistan, worsening the current health crisis.
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Month after suspending all trade, Pak to import polio markers from India
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 25 (ANI): Pakistan has decided to import polio markers from India, months after suspending all kinds of trade with its neighbour.
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Pakistan: Polio cases rise to 72; 3 new cases registered in Sindh, Khyber-
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 6 (ANI): The number of polio cases in Pakistan climbed to 72 this year with three new cases registered in Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, authorities said on Saturday.
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After Pak govt's demand, Facebook blocks 31 accounts for spreading 'propag
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 28 (ANI): Facebook has blocked at least 31 accounts which were reportedly involved in spreading "propaganda" against polio vaccination in Pakistan.
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Polio cases on the rise in Pakistan, 5 more victims confirmed
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 7 (ANI): Pakistan has seen a drastic surge in polio cases this year, with five more children being affected with the virus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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