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WHO reinforces commitment to protect children from vaccine-preventable dis
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Children protected against infectious diseases have better educational attainment and contribute more to national development and prosperity.
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Pakistan reports eighth polio case of 2025
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Polio remains endemic in only two countries worldwide, Pakistan and Afghanistan, The Express Tribune reported. The virus, which mainly affects children under five, can cause irreversible paralysis but is preventable with a few drops of oral vaccine.
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WHO extends travel restrictions on Pakistan for three months due to concer
Updated : 11 months ago IST
According to WHO, the committee reviewed the global spread of polio, the situation in Pakistan, and the government's efforts to control the spread of virus.
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Pakistan: Poliovirus found in sewage samples across 20 districts
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Polio virus has been found in 25 sewage samples from 20 districts across Pakistan, according to ARY News.
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Pakistan: Polio virus detected in sewage samples of 15 districts
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A recent environmental testing revealed the presence of Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1) in sewage samples from 15 districts across Pakistan.
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Pakistan: Polio virus detected in sewage samples from 18 districts
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at Pakistan's National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of the Wild Poliovirus Type 1 in sewage samples from 18 districts across the country, according to ARY News.
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Pakistan: Poliovirus detected across 12 districts
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Pakistan's Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the country's National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of poliovirus in sewerage lines across 12 districts of three provinces, as reported by ARY News.
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6th case of polio reported in Pakistan
Updated : 1 year ago IST
According to NEOC, the polio case was reported in Thatta Sindh, bringing the total provincial number in 2025 to four and countrywide to six, as per ARY News.
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Pakistan reports two new cases of polio virus in Sindh, Punjab
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health said that the cases have been detected in Sindh's Kambar and Punjab's Mandi Bahauddin.
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Pakistan reports third polio case in 2025
Updated : 1 year ago IST
According to the official, the victim is a 54-month-old girl. This is the second polio case reported from Sindh in 2025, with the third one detected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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UNICEF, WHO to continue mass polio vaccination campaign in Gaza Strip
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have launched an emergency polio outbreak response in the Gaza Strip, with a mass vaccination campaign scheduled from 22 to 26 February 2025.
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Pakistan reports second polio case of 2025
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The latest case was reported from the Badin district in Sindh. The first case of the year was reported in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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