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UN condemns killing of eight polio workers in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 25 (ANI): The UN has condemned the killing of eight polio vaccination workers in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, the first such attacks since immunization campaigns resumed in November last year.
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Afghan health ministry launches polio vaccination drive targeting 9.1 mill
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 21 (ANI): The Afghan health ministry on Monday launched a campaign to innoculate millions of children in Afghanistan against polio.
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Afghan health ministry launches polio vaccination drive
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 13 (ANI): The Afghan health ministry launched a campaign on Monday to innoculate millions of children in Afghanistan against polio.
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Imran Khan govt fought Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in past, will do it futu
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 13 (ANI): After the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan announced the end of a ceasefire with the Imran Khan government last week, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has said that those who were not willing to comply, the state fought them
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Pakistan cop guarding polio team killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tank [Pakistan], December 12 (ANI): A security personnel guarding the polio vaccination team in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was killed during an armed attack on the team on Sunday, reported local media.
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Pakistan: Policeman killed as gunmen attack polio team in Khyber Pakhtunkh
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], December 12 (ANI): A policeman was killed on Saturday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's (KP) Tank who was protecting the polio vaccination team.
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UNICEF to begin country-wide polio vaccination in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 7 (ANI): The UN International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has announced that they will launch the first country-wide polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan on Monday.
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Pakistan: Policeman on polio vaccination duty killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 24 (ANI): A Pakistani constable, who was on polio vaccination duty, on Sunday was killed by unidentified gunmen in Pakhtunkhwa province.
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UAE PAP administers 583 million doses of polio vaccine to over 102 million
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 23 (ANI/WAM): The UAE Pakistan Assistance Programme (UAE PAP) has announced the results of the UAE Polio Vaccination Campaign carried out in Pakistan from 2014 to the end of September 2021, highlighting that the campaign succeeded in administering 583,240,876 doses o
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Afghanistan: UN prepares polio vaccination campaign for children
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 23 (ANI): UN agencies are preparing to launch a polio vaccination campaign for all children under 5 in Afghanistan, Voice of America (VOA) reported on Saturday.
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WHO, UNICEF welcome Taliban's decision to allow polio vaccination of all A
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 18 (ANI): The WHO and UNICEF have welcomed the decision of the Taliban to allow polio vaccination of all children in Afghanistan, reported local media.
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Pakistan: Policeman guarding polio team killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kohat [Pakistan], September 20 (ANI): Unidentified men killed a policeman guarding a polio vaccination team in Kohat city in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on the third day of a five-day polio campaign on Sunday.
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