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Bangladesh universal health coverage indicators better than Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Universal health coverage (UHC) is a global health priority and one of the major targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Pak PM kicks off three-day nationwide anti-polio drive
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Pakistani premier stated that floods in the summer season had disrupted the national drive, but despite all those difficulties, the polio workers carried out their responsibility with commitment.
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Let us aim to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis by 2027, three years ahead of
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Union Health Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday chaired the national symposium on India's roadmap to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) at Vigyan Bhawan and said that the government is aiming to eliminate the disease by 2027, three years ahead of the global target.
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WHO urges nations in South-East Asia to take "accelerated measures" agains
Updated : 3 years, 2 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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Quetta suicide blast: Death toll rises to 3, 27 injured
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The death toll in Pakistan's Balochistan province, Quetta suicide blast has risen to three as the woman injured in the explosion succumbed to her injuries, while 27 including 23 cops were reportedly wounded.
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Pakistan: Policeman shot dead in Balochistan escorting polio vaccine worke
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Gunmen shot dead a policeman providing security to health workers during a polio eradication campaign in Balochistan.
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With new commitment, Gates Foundation joins call to help end polio
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], October 17 (ANI/PRNewswire): Today at the World Health Summit, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced it will commit USD 1.2 billion to support efforts to end all forms of polio globally.
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Amitabh Bachchan named 'Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot' Goodwill Ambassador: 5 soci
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who recently became the 'Goodwill Ambassador' of the Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (AFBCWF) website, 'Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot', on his 80th birthday, over the years has been associated with a number of soci
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WHO South-East Asia Region polio-free, accelerated efforts needed in view
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The World Health Organisation's South-East Asia Region sustained its polio-free status despite disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic but needs to scale-up measures in view of the persisting and increased risks of polio globally, said the officials
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Pakistan: This year's 15th case of wild poliovirus detected in North Wazir
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 28 (ANI): A 17-month-old boy from the North Waziristan tribal district of Pakistan contracted the wild poliovirus disease, the National Institute of Health (NIH) said on Saturday.
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Poliovirus detected in 7 Pakistani cities after testing sewage samples
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 2 (ANI): Pakistan Federal authorities on Tuesday confirmed that poliovirus was detected in seven cities in several provinces of the country after testing environmental samples from various cities.
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Pakistan: Tribal elders threaten to block roads, boycott polio vaccination
Updated : 3 years, 7 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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