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Economic crisis forces Health Department to cut anti-polio campaign durati
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks 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 : 4 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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Afghanistan: Polio vaccination campaign launched for eastern provinces
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghanistan has launched the polio vaccination drive for the country's eastern provinces, as reported by Khaama News on Saturday.
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Afghanistan launches nationwide polio vaccination campaign to immunise 7.3
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Ministry of Public Health has launched a four-day polio vaccination campaign in 19 provinces, aiming to vaccinate 7.3 million children under five. Vaccination teams are working in neighborhoods across the country. Public awareness and continued investment are crucial, say doctors. Tolo N
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Afghanistan launches nationwide polio drive to protect children
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks 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 reports new polio case in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, overall tally in 20
Updated : 11 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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UNICEF, WHO to continue mass polio vaccination campaign in Gaza Strip
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have launched an emergency polio outbreak response in the Gaza Strip, with a mass vaccination campaign scheduled from 22 to 26 February 2025.
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Pakistan: Polio vaccination a prerequisite for obtaining birth, death and
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government has mandated polio vaccination for families to obtain birth, death, and marriage certificates. Focused on Peshawar and surrounding areas, the directive is aimed at boosting vaccination coverage to eradicate polio. Non-compliance could result in discipl
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Pakistan: Six detained after attack on polio vaccination team in Karachi's
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Six people were arrested in Karachi's Korangi after a polio vaccination team and accompanying police officers were allegedly attacked by a family. The incident occurred during a polio immunisation drive, which has seen heightened security due to ongoing vaccine hesitancy and misinformation.
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Polio Vaccination Campaign postponed in Balochistan despite widespread v
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The polio vaccination campaign, scheduled to begin this week in all 36 districts across Balochistan has been postponed for two weeks, the Dawn reported.
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Four children among six injured in attack on Gaza vaccination centre
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) condemned the attack on the Sheikh Radwan primary health care centre in northern Gaza, where six people, including four children, were injured during a humanitarian pause.
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Polio vaccination campaign to resume in northern Gaza: WHO-UNICEF
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The third phase of the polio vaccination campaign is set to begin tomorrow in part of the northern Gaza Strip after being postponed from October 23, 2024 due to the lack of access and assured, comprehensive humanitarian pauses, intense bombardment, and mass evacuation orders. These condit
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