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Pakistan: Authorities alarmed as Poliovirus spreads rapidly in Karachi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Authorities have been alarmed in the Karachi district of Sindh after the Ministry of Health on Thursday confirmed that the polio virus has been found in the environmental sample there, ARY News reported.
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Egypt makes polio vaccination certificate mandatory for travellers from Pa
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As per the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), passengers travelling to Egypt from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Malawi, Mozambique and Congo are requested to provide an international certificate of vaccination specifically polio vaccine, OPV or IPV.
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Afghanistan: WHO announces second round of polio vaccination campaign in s
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
As polio remains a persistent issue in Afghanistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the second round of the polio vaccine campaign has begun in six provinces of Afghanistan, reported Khaama Press.
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Pakistan: Cops guarding polio vaccination team attacked in Quetta
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A group of police personnel guarding escorting polio vaccination team faced an armed attack in Killi Qambrani, a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Quetta on Saturday, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Two police personnel escorting polio vaccination team killed in
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Two police personnel escorting a polio vaccination team were killed on Tuesday when armed men opened fire on them in Quetta's Nawa Killi area.
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Four day long Polio vaccination campaign launched in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A four-day-long Polio Vaccination campaign has been launched in Afghanistan's eastern region in order to put an end to the disease, Khaama Press reported on Saturday.
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Taliban announces 4-day polio vaccination campaign across 23 provinces of
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The campaign, which got underway on May 15, intends to immunize 6.4 million kids in 23 provinces of Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan reports first polio death of 2023
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"In these two cases, one child is 4 years old and the other is 11. One of them lost their life and we want to start a polio vaccination campaign to prevent this disease," said Amerkhail.
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WHO urges nations in South-East Asia to take "accelerated measures" agains
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The WHO has called on all the nations in South-East Asia to take urgent and accelerated measures against measles.
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Pakistan: Tribal elders threaten to block roads, boycott polio vaccination
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): A jirga of tribal elders in North Waziristan has warned the Pakistan government that it will launch a strong protest movement against target killings in the region.
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WHO pledges full support as Tanzania launches vaccination against polio
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], May 18 (ANI): The World Health Organisation extended its support to Tanzania in organizing polio campaigns, after Tanzania launched its second round of vaccination against polio on Wednesday to curb the outbreak of the virus in the country.
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Four people arrested over killings of vaccination workers in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kunduz [Afghanistan], March 13 (ANI): Four people were arrested in connection with the deaths of seven health workers who were administering polio vaccinations in Afghanistan, Afghan media reported citing officials.
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