Tag: Anti-polio
Anti-polio campaign to be launched in KP from 18th
PESHAWAR: As many as 5.620 million children will be vaccinated in the upcoming anti-polio campaign which starts on September 18 across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
This was disclosed...
Pakistan now close to being a polio-free country: Maleeha
UNICEF Executive Board approves policies, country programmes and budgets
Pakistan’s permanent representative to United Nations Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi has told UNICEF’s Executive Board that...
Special anti-polio drive kick-starts in 6 KP districts: EOC coordinator
As many as 1.3 million children under five years of age will be administered Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) in the anti-polio drive in six...
New polio case in GB perturbs health dept, WHO
After the declaration of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) as a polio-free region by the government in 2012, a new polio case has been confirmed, stunning the...
5.6mln children to be vaccinated in anti-polio drive
Around 5.6 million children will be vaccinated in the province as the three-day anti-polio drive gets under way in all districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
Eight-day anti-polio drive starts in KP
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department Monday launched an eight-day anti-polio campaign in five districts of the province.
Talking to a private news channel, Emergency Operation Center...
infant dies after administration of anti-polio drops
KARACHI: A three-month-old boy died allegedly after he was administered anti-polio drops in Korangi area of Karachi, a private news channel reported on Saturday.
The...
Anti-polio campaign to begin in Sindh
KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Population Welfare Department Mir Mumtaz Hussain Jakhrani on Sunday directed all the district population officers, medical officers, reproductive health services...
Quetta launches new polio campaign after rare strain found
Pakistan began a special five-day polio immunisation campaign in the southwestern city of Quetta on Monday for children under five after a rare strain...
Afghanistan launches polio drive in former IS areas
Afghanistan launched a polio vaccination campaign on Monday aimed at reaching children in areas previously controlled by Islamic State group militants, officials said.
Afghanistan and...
3-day anti-polio campaign in Punjab from 29 Aug
Punjab will hold an anti-polio campaign in five districts from August 29-31 as part of the Sub-National Immunisation Day, said Advisor to Chief Minister...
Three-day anti-polio drive underway in KP districts
More than 1.8 million children are to be immunised in a three-day anti-polio drive in eight districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including 48 camps of...
36 UCs declared high-risk in connection with anti-polio campaign
A 3-day anti-polio campaign will be launched from July 25 in Rawalpindi and as many 37 union councils (UCs) of Rawalpindi have been declared...
Anti-polio campaigns underway in KP
Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Coordinator Akbar Khan said that a three-day anti-polio campaign will be kicked off on July 25, 2016 to protect the...
Anti-polio campaign begins in SWA, Tank and DI Khan
A special six days anti-polio campaign in South Waziristan Agency, FR Tank and FR Dera Ismail Khan began on Monday.
According to FATA Emergency Operations...
Three-day anti-polio drive in Balochistan, FATA starts on Monday
A three-day anti-polio campaign will start in Balochistan, FATA and FRs on Monday.
According to a health official, over 36 million children under the age...
Three-day anti-polio drive starts in Balochistan today
At least 1.3 million children below the age of five will be vaccinated against crippling polio virus during a three-day anti-polio campaign in Balochistan...
