The latest polio victim is an 11-month-old infant from Qila in Balochistan who has succumbed to paralysis caused by the wild poliovirus. The child from Qila who displayed symptoms of paralysis on July 17, is among the five cases detected in the district.
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.
Rome [Italy], Nov.14 (ANI): Italy has granted 4.3 million Euros to Afghanistan to eradicate polio and improve the nutritional status of children under the age of five.