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Pakistan: Polio virus detected in environmental samples from Karachi, Pesh
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Four environmental samples from Peshawar and Karachi have tested positive for wild poliovirus 1 (WPV1), ARY News reported on Thursday quoting a health department official.
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Chhattisgarh: Polio-stricken teacher gets Governor's award on Teachers Day
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Sharda, a teacher at a government secondary school in the village of Khedamara in the Durg district was honoured with the Governor's award on the occasion of Teacher's Day today.
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Polio remains a public health emergency of international concern: WHO
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The World Health Organization in a report said that the risk of the international spread of poliovirus still remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
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WHO extends travel restrictions on Pakistan for another 3 months
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The decision was made during a meeting of the World Health Organisation (WHO)-convened Emergency Committee for the 2005 International Health Regulations, which monitors the spread of the poliovirus worldwide.
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Afghanistan: WHO announces second round of polio vaccination campaign in s
Updated : 2 years, 6 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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WHO says 32 Polio-positive environmental samples detected in Afghanistan t
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that 32 positive environmental polio samples had been found in Afghanistan so far this year. These results point forth a persistent issue in the nation's efforts to fight the disease, Khaama Press reported.
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32 positive environmental samples of polio detected in Afghanistan this ye
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday reported that Afghanistan has detected 32 positive environmental samples of polio within this year. These findings highlight an ongoing concern in the country’s efforts to combat the disease, Khaama Press reported.
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Pakistan: Cop escorting polio team killed in gun attack in Bannu
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Polio teams in Pakistan have repeatedly been targeted by extremist outfits, with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) also being involved in the attacks.
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Pakistan: Cops guarding polio vaccination team attacked in Quetta
Updated : 2 years, 7 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, 7 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, 8 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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Afghanistan: Fifth Polio case of 2023 reported in Nangarhar
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to the chief of the UNICEF Polio Eradication Programme in Afghanistan's communications department, Kamal Shah Sayed, the fifth polio case has been reported in the Nangarhar province's Dur Baba region.
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