Tag: polio vaccination
Polio vaccination is in accordance with Shariah: scholars
PESHAWAR: Eminent religious scholars from Pakistan and Afghanistan have reiterated that polio vaccines are not only safe and in compliance with Islamic principles, but also...
Japan gives $4.6m in aid to Pakistan for eradication of polio
ISLAMABAD: The government of Japan on Monday announced to provide JPY 510 million in grant aid to support the supply of the essential polio vaccine for the...
Health officials ‘achieve polio vaccination target’
Rawalpindi to have two-week long anti-measles drive from Oct 15
RAWALPINDI: The District Health Authority on Sunday reported to have achieved polio vaccination target set...
More than 47,000 children fail to receive polio vaccinations in KP
PESHAWAR: Approximately 13,044 children have not been administered polio vaccinations due to their parents' refusal as authorities struggle to convince them.
Officials claim that more...
5.7m kids to get polio drops in April immunisation drive: KP...
PESHAWAR: More than 5.73 million children will be vaccinated against polio in the upcoming round of anti-polio drive starting from April 9, 2018, in...
Three-day polio drive to commence from Feb 12
MULTAN: A three-day anti-polio drive would commence in Multan from February 12 (Monday) with the target to vaccinate 8,63,000 children across the district.
The pre-polio drive...
Japan to provide 520 million yen to Pakistan for polio eradication
ISLAMABAD: Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan Takashi Kurai and UNICEF Pakistan Acting Country Representative Cristian Munduate have signed an agreement which states that the government of...
Four-day polio vaccination campaign concludes in Larkana
The four-day anti-polio drive launched to administer OPV drops to children, under age of five years, successfully concluded here on Thursday.
The district health officer...
