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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: Polio drive in merged districts falls short; 935,000 children mi
Updated : 5 months, 1 week 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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Polio drive launched in NTR, Andhra; "Campaign to ensure every child under
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking on the occasion, the Collector said, "The immunisation day is being conducted across the state and in our entire district on December 21st, 2025. The main purpose of this campaign is to ensure that every child under 5 years old gets two drops of polio so they can be healthy and h
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Pakistan: Rawalpindi detects poliovirus in environmental samples ahead of
Updated : 5 months, 3 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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Afghanistan launches nationwide polio drive to protect children
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Afghanistan will launch a new polio vaccination campaign on July 20 to protect children under five. The drive, supported by Vitamin A supplements, aims to boost child immunity and prevent the virus, with full community cooperation urged, Khaama Press reported.
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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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More efforts needed to end polio in Pakistan, says Polio Oversight Board
Updated : 4 years, 12 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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EU calls for justice against perpetrators who killed 3 women in Afghanista
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 30 (ANI): The European Union has called for justice against the perpetrators who killed three women medics vaccinating the locals against polio in the Afghan city of Jalalabad, security forces on Tuesday.
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