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Pakistan: 13th case of polio virus detected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2022
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 23 (ANI): An 18-month-old was paralyzed by wild poliovirus in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KP), the National Institute of Health confirmed on Friday.
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First polio case in nearly a decade confirmed in New York
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 22 (ANI): The first case of polio in nearly a decade has been confirmed in Rockland County in New York, local and state health officials announced on Thursday (local time).
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Uganda receives 12.9 mln polio vaccine doses from UNICEF for 2nd round of
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Uganda on Tuesday received 12.9 million polio vaccine doses from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) which will be used in the second round of the country's house-to-house vaccination campaign slated for next month, the ministry of health said.
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EU provides additional Euro 40 million for polio vaccines, child protectio
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 4 (ANI): The European Union contributed an additional Euro 25 million for polio vaccines and Euro 15 million for child protection in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan: Unidentified men open fire at polio worker, severely injured
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 3 (ANI): Unidentified armed men opened fire at polio workers in Pakistan's Mir Ali Tehsil leaving another vaccinator severely injured.
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Pakistan's failure to eliminate polio reflects acute lack of commitment
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): Pakistan's failure to eliminate polio reflects the acute lack of commitment and obligation on the part of the government and society toward saving children from the menace of this devastating disease.
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3 killed in attack on polio team in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 28 (ANI): Two policemen and a polio worker were killed in an attack in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, media reports citing police sources reported.
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Polio Sub-National Immunization Day to be conducted from today in 11 state
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): The first Sub-National Immunization Day for 2022 for administering polio vaccine drops is being conducted from June 19 in 11 states and UTs.
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Claims of poliovirus detected in Kolkata sewage sample not true: Official
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Government officials on Wednesday refuted media reports that claimed the presence of vaccine-derived poliovirus in the sample of sewage waters in Kolkata.
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Two more polio cases detected in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): Two more polio were reported in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan, taking the total to six in the country this year.
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WHO pledges full support as Tanzania launches vaccination against polio
Updated : 3 years, 10 months 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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Pakistan: Doctor, civilian kidnapped in Mirali
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
North Waziristan [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): Two persons including a doctor belonging to Pakistan's North Waziristan district of Mirali were kidnapped by unidentified men on Tuesday. The abducted doctor was working with the anti-polio programme in the area.
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