Tag: anti polio campaign
Anti-polio campaign kicks off in various parts of country today
LAHORE: As part of the government’s renewed efforts to eradicate polio, anti-polio campaigns are set to begin in various parts on the country, including Lahore,...
Fake polio markers highlight risks to Pakistan’s vaccination drive
LAHORE: Pakistan’s polio eradication campaign has hit serious problems with an alarming spike in reported cases that have raised doubts over the quality of...
KP govt determined to eradicate polio, says CM
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan said on Monday that his government is determined to eradicate polio from the province and is taking concrete...
Another polio case surfaces in KP
ISLAMABAD: Another polio case was reported in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as a three-day anti-polio campaign began across Sindh and selected districts of Punjab and Balochistan...
Social media platforms initiate crackdown on anti-polio posts
--Govt inks agreements with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube to ban propaganda material
ISLAMABAD: Social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, have started deleting and blocking material spreading...
1,600 polio workers boycott campaign in GB over pensions dispute
GILGIT: Nearly 1,600 polio workers will boycott an anti-polio campaign in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) because a dispute regarding pensions and other privileges remained unresolved, Polio Workers...
Anti-Polio campaign kicks off from tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: The anti-polio campaign of varied duration will start in different districts across the country from Monday.
2.4million children of the 188 union councils in Karachi will...
3-day anti-polio campaign begins from Monday
ISLAMABAD: A three-day anti-polio campaign will begin in selected districts of the country from tomorrow (Monday).
In Punjab, the campaign will be carried out in...
Anti-polio campaign begins in Karachi, other cities
A week-long polio vaccination campaign was launched in Karachi on Monday which is expected to vaccinate more than 2.2 million children up to the...
Eight-day polio eradication drive begins in Karachi
KARACHI: An eight-day polio eradication campaign was formally inaugurated at District West in Karachi.
Under this freshly initiated campaign, a total of 1.9 million children aged...
Polio vaccination workers held hostage, manhandled in Nowshera
NOWSHERA: Polio workers were held hostage and manhandled by locals in an attempt to disrupt the ongoing polio eradication campaign in Nowshera district.
In the first...
WHO team says Pakistan has higher immunity against Polio than before
LAHORE: A World Health Organization (WHO) team said on Monday that immunity of Pakistan's population against Polio has increased a great deal since 2016.
While addressing a seminar at...
Constable injured while apprehending robber
RAWALPINDI: A constable guarding a polio vaccination team was injured along with an alleged robber on Friday during a shootout on Stadium Road.
Police apprehended the...
Positive environmental samples prompt EOC to conduct special anti-polio campaign
PESHAWAR: A three-day special anti-polio campaign has been planned in the selected high-risk union councils (UCs) of Peshawar, Kohat and Hangu including 32 Afghan...
Karachi launches six-day anti-polio drive
A six-day polio eradication campaign has started in Karachi on Monday during which more than 2.2 million children will be administered anti-polio drops in...
No polio case reported in FATA in 2017
PESHAWAR: FATA has reported no polio case in 2017. According to details, first anti-polio campaign of the year 2018 starts Monday morning with the...
Anti-polio campaign to begin in KP, FATA on Dec 18
ISLAMABAD: A three-day anti-polio campaign will begin in 17 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) from Monday (December 18).
According to provincial...
