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Pakistan: Islamabad's Polyclinic denies fake vaccine administration claims
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Polyclinic Hospital in Islamabad has denied allegations of administering counterfeit vaccines at its International Vaccination Centre (IVC), asserting that it does not procure vaccines for travellers. The hospital clarified that travellers purchase vaccines from the open market, and its role
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Pakistan: Polio vaccination a prerequisite for obtaining birth, death and
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government has mandated polio vaccination for families to obtain birth, death, and marriage certificates. Focused on Peshawar and surrounding areas, the directive is aimed at boosting vaccination coverage to eradicate polio. Non-compliance could result in discipl
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Pakistan: Six detained after attack on polio vaccination team in Karachi's
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Six people were arrested in Karachi's Korangi after a polio vaccination team and accompanying police officers were allegedly attacked by a family. The incident occurred during a polio immunisation drive, which has seen heightened security due to ongoing vaccine hesitancy and misinformation.
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Polio Vaccination Campaign postponed in Balochistan despite widespread v
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The polio vaccination campaign, scheduled to begin this week in all 36 districts across Balochistan has been postponed for two weeks, the Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Man held for confining polio worker in Karachi
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The conflict began when a polio worker entered the building to administer vaccines. The resident, identified as a mobile market trader, and his family refused to comply with the vaccination efforts and allegedly forcibly confined the polio worker to a room within the flat.
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Pakistan reports four new polio cases, total reaches 63 in 2024
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan has reported four new polio cases, raising the total for 2024 to 63, according to the National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). The new cases were detected in Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Jacobabad, and Sukkur, with the case in Sukkur being the area's first.
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In 2024, tally of polio cases in Pakistan nears 60
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan has reported three new polio cases, bringing the total to 59 for the year, according to the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC). The cases were recorded in Dera Ismail Khan, Kemari, and Kashmore, with all children testing positive for Wild Polio Virus Type 1. Balochistan rem
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Delhi reports isolated Japanese Encephalitis case; no outbreak detected: o
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Delhi has reported an isolated case of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in a 72-year-old man from Uttam Nagar, West Delhi, however, officials have confirmed no outbreak in the city, emphasizing that most JE cases reported in Delhi originate from neighbouring states.
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M-Pox remains public health emergency: WHO
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The WHO has retained M-Pox's status as a public health emergency of international concern, citing a surge in cases and the spread of the clade Ib variant to Europe and Asia. With over 46,000 suspected cases reported in Africa this year, the organisation emphasises the urgency of a unified
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Four children among six injured in attack on Gaza vaccination centre
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) condemned the attack on the Sheikh Radwan primary health care centre in northern Gaza, where six people, including four children, were injured during a humanitarian pause.
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Polio vaccination campaign to resume in northern Gaza: WHO-UNICEF
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The third phase of the polio vaccination campaign is set to begin tomorrow in part of the northern Gaza Strip after being postponed from October 23, 2024 due to the lack of access and assured, comprehensive humanitarian pauses, intense bombardment, and mass evacuation orders. These condit
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Polio vaccination campaign to resume today in northern Gaza
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
A third phase of the polio vaccination campaign is set to begin today in part of the northern Gaza Strip after being postponed from October 23 due to a lack of access and assured, comprehensive humanitarian pauses, intense bombardment, and mass evacuation orders.
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